Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Follow the author
OK
The Restless City: A Short History of New York from Colonial Times to the Present 2nd Edition
The Restless City: A Short History of New York from Colonial Times to the Present is a short, lively history of the world’s most exciting and diverse metropolis. It shows how New York’s perpetual struggles for power, wealth, and status exemplify the vigor, creativity, resilience, and influence of the nation’s premier urban center.
The updated second edition includes nineteen images and brings the story right up through the mayoral election of 2009. In these pages are the stories of a broad cross-section of people and events that shaped the city, including mayors and moguls, women and workers, and policemen and poets. Joanne Reitano shows how New York has invigorated the American dream by confronting the fundamental economic, political, and social challenges that face every city. Energized by change, enriched by immigrants, and enlivened by provocative leaders, New York City’s restlessness has always been its greatest asset.
-
ISBN-100415880149
-
ISBN-13978-0415880145
-
Edition2nd
-
PublisherRoutledge
-
Publication dateMay 23, 2010
-
LanguageEnglish
-
Dimensions6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
-
Print length360 pages
Books with Buzz
Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This excellent social and political history of the city both synthesizes a vast secondary literature and portrays women as major actors across many stages of society."
"As the fascinating collection of images in The Restless City reveals, many of the city's conflicts revolved around police brutality and opposition to it, especially in Harlem."
--Journal of Urban History
About the Author
Product details
- Publisher : Routledge; 2nd edition (May 23, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 360 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415880149
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415880145
- Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,044 in United States History (Books)
- #2,818 in Sociology of Urban Areas
- #41,705 in U.S. State & Local History
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon-
Top reviews