Descripción
When the World Trade Center was erected at the Hudson River's edge, it forever changed the character of the American city. In Divided We Stand, cultural critic Eric Darton chronicles the life of this billion-dollar building, using it as a lens through which to view the broader twentieth-century trend toward urbanized, global culture. Drawing on political and social history, Darton pioneers a new hybrid genre of architectural biography, revealing the convergence of four volatile elements in contemporary urban life: super tall buildings, financial speculation, globalization, and terrorism.
Now with a new introduction and afterword, Divided We Stand remains the definitive work on the birth and life of the World Trade Center.
Author: Eric Darton
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 08/01/2011
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.26h x 5.67w x 0.81d
ISBN13: 9780465027651
ISBN10: 0465027652
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | History | General
- Architecture | Buildings | Public, Commercial & Industrial
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
About the Author
Eric Darton is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Free City, a cofounder of Yomama Art in New York City, and a former contributing editor of Conjunctions. He teaches media, technology, and cultural studies at Hunter College in New York City.