Untimely Ruins: An Archaeology of American Urban Modernity, 1819-1919

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Illustrated
2010
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American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this title argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history.

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American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this title argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 396
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 12 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 0226946649
ISBN 13: 9780226946641

Untimely Ruins: An Archaeology of American Urban Modernity, 1819-1919

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$33.40

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