{"product_id":"divided-we-stand-a-biography-of-new-yorks-world-trade-center-9780465027651","title":"Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York's World Trade Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the World Trade Center was erected at the Hudson River's edge, it forever changed the character of the American city. In \u003cem\u003eDivided We Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with a new introduction and afterword, Divided We Stand remains the definitive work on the birth and life of the World Trade Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-79428\"\u003eEric Darton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 5.67w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465027651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465027652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC005000\"\u003eHistory | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC011000\"\u003eBuildings | Public, Commercial \u0026amp; Industrial\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036080\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Darton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eFree City\u003c\/i\u003e, a cofounder of Yomama Art in New York City, and a former contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches media, technology, and cultural studies at Hunter College in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565006319853,"sku":"9780465027651","price":38.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_288e4b02-321a-4f83-923f-fda8cad62d5b.jpg?v=1701857849","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/divided-we-stand-a-biography-of-new-yorks-world-trade-center-9780465027651","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}