Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:A People's Guide To New York CityISBN13:9780520289574ISBN10:0520289579Author:Bank Mu?oz, Carolina (Author), Lewis, Penny (Author), Molina, Emily Tumpson (Author)Description:This Alternative Guidebook For One Of The World's Most Popular Tourist Destinations Explores All Five Boroughs To Reveal A People's New York City The Sites And Stories Of A People's Guide To New York City Shift Our Perception Of What Defines New York, Placing The Passion, Determination, Defeats, And Victories Of Its People At The Core Delving Into The Histories Of New York's Five Boroughs, You Will Encounter Enslaved Africans In Revolt, Women Marching For Equality, Workers On Strike, Musicians And Performers Claiming Streets For Their Art, And Neighbors Organizing Against Landfills And Industrial Toxins And In Support Of Affordable Housing And Public Schools The Streetscapes That Emerge From These Groups' Struggles Bear The Traces, And This Book Shows You Where To Look To Find Them New York City Is A Preeminent Global City, Serving As The Headquarters For Hundreds Of Multinational Firms And A World-Renowned Cultural Hub For Fashion, Art, And Music It Is Among The Most Multicultural Cities In The World And Also One Of The Most Segregated Cities In The United States The People That Make This Global City Function--Immigrants, People Of Color, And The Working Classes--Reside Largely In The So-Called Outer Boroughs, Outside The Corporations, Neon, And Skyscrapers Of Manhattan A People's Guide To New York City Expands The Scope And Scale Of Traditional Guidebooks, Providing An Equitable Exploration Of The Lives Of The Diverse Communities Across The City Through The Stories Of Over 150 Sites Across The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn And Staten Island As Well As Thematic Tours And Contemporary And Archival Photographs, A People's New York Emerges, One In Which Collective Struggles For Justice And Freedom Have Shaped The Very Landscape Of The City Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of California PressPublication Date:2022-01-04Weight:0 lbsDimensions:Number of Pages:500Language:English
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Book Title: People's Guide to NY City
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Carolina Bank Muñoz, Penny Lewis, Emily Tumpson Molina
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Historical Geography, Social History, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
