03636cam a2200577 a 4500 14626690 BJBSDDR 20260210133051.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 061107s2007 nyuabe rbc 001 0 eng 2006037123 GBA700587 bnb 013633899 Uk 9780393732436 (paperback) 0393732436 (paperback) 14626690 (OCoLC)76167277 DLC DLC BAKER UKM C#P BTCTA YDXCP DLC eng eng n-us-ny NA 9085 R639 2007 711/.4092 Robert Moses and the modern city : the transformation of New York / edited by Hilary Ballon and Kenneth T. Jackson. 1st ed. New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2007. 336 pages : illustrations (some col.), maps, plans ; 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "This book is published in conjunction with the three-part exhibition 'Robert Moses and the modern city'"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-327) and index. Robert Moses & the Modern City re-examines the life and work of Robert Moses, who dominated New York City urban planning and development from the 1930s to the 1960s. The book offers a balanced and richly illustrated perspective that goes beyond the polarized views of Moses as either a visionary builder or a destructive force. The essays highlight Moses’s ambitious building programs, including vast park systems, iconic bridges, and extensive highways, which shaped the city’s modern infrastructure. The book critically addresses the social consequences of Moses’s projects, such as the displacement of communities during urban renewal. Through archival photographs and models, readers gain visual insight into Moses’s transformative impact and the scale of his work. The editors and contributors provide a scholarly reassessment, situating Moses’s legacy within broader urban history and planning debates. Overall, the book serves as both a tribute and a critique, reflecting the complexity of Moses’s influence on New York’s development. Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 29761 City planners New York (State) New York History 20th century Exhibitions. Urbanistas Historia Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Siglo XX 47032 Exposiciones Municipal officials and employees New York (State) New York History 20th century Exhibitions. Funcionarios y empleados municipales Nueva York (Estados Unidos) 47034 Public works New York (State) New York History 20th century Exhibitions. Obras públicas Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Historia Siglo XX 21159 New York (N.Y.) History 20th century Exhibitions. Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Historia Siglo XX 8811 Ballon, Hilary, 1956-2017 44737 editor Jackson, Kenneth T., 1939- 44738 editor Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037123.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK LLH 125030 125030 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-09-02 0 NA 9085 R639 2007 00000193917 2025-09-02 22:38:00 1 2025-09-02 BK