Deconstructing Post-WWII New York City by Robert Bennett

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Summary

Situating post-WWII New York literature within the material context of American urban history, this work analyses criticism of the spatial restructuring of post-WWII New York City.

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Deconstructing Post-WWII New York City by Robert Bennett

Situating post-WWII New York literature within the material context of American urban history, this work analyzes how literary movements such as the Beat Generation, the New York poets and Black Arts Moment criticized the spatial restructuring of post-WWII New York City.

Robert J. Bennett, Fellow of the British Academy, Emeritus, University of Cambridge

Bob Bennett is an international expert on small businesses, business associations, and local economic development. Author of many books and research papers, he has a long association with chambers and was commissioned by the national association, British Chambers of Commerce, to provide their
development strategy in 1990. Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge, he was previously a professor at the London School of Economics, and has held visiting positions in the USA, Australia, and Europe. He has been advisor to various Parliamentary Committees and organisations
in the public and private sectors. In 2010 he produced a path-breaking history of the first Liverpool chamber of commerce 1774 - c. 1796. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.

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ISBN 13 9780415946063
ISBN 10 0415946069
Title Deconstructing Post-WWII New York City
Author Robert Bennett
Series Studies In American Popular History And Culture
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2003-07-29
Number of pages 142
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