Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City

by Gyan Prakash (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $33.78

  Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. This book traces the history of the modern city through its critical representations in art, cinema, print journalism, literature, sociology, and architecture.