On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square

Berman, Marshall

ISBN 10: 1400063310 / ISBN 13: 9781400063314

Published by Random House, New York, 2006

About this Item

8vo., 264pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square tight and clean throughout with just a touch of running to spine. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($25.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.

Seller Inventory # 007493

Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400063310
• ISBN 13: 9781400063314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • New York
  • American History

About this title

Synopsis

A unique tour of Manhattan and Times Square is seen through the perspective of great films, Broadway shows, books, dance, artworks, and television shows, revealing how these artistic masterworks were influenced by Times Square and New York City, as well as how they reflect iconic images, myths, culture, and ideas of the Big Apple. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

Marshall Berman is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CCNY Graduate Center, where he teaches political theory and urban studies. He writes frequently for The Nation and The Village Voice, and serves on the editorial board of Dissent. He is the author of The Politics of Authenticity: Radical Individualism and the Emergence of Modern Society and All That Is Sold Melts into Air: The Experience of Modernity.