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A New Deal for New York
Discusses a new way of thinking about the future of New York City following the attack of September 11th, arguing for a broad plan for improvement including such projects as a revitalized port and more affordable housing.
Annual Report
The president's report to the trustees and statement of grants.
New York
Compact Guide New York City includes a chapter detailing New York City's history and culture, 10 itineraries and excursions taking in sights ranging from the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty to the outer boroughs of Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island, leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. This guide also contains detailed maps and many remarkable photographs.
Ford Foundation Annual Report
The president's report to the trustees and statement of grants.
After the World Trade Center
The terrorist attacks of September 11 have created an unprecedented public discussion about the uses and meanings of the central area of lower Manhattan that was once the World Trade Center. While the city sifts through the debris, contrary forces shaping its future are at work. Developers jockey to control the right to rebuild "ground zero." Financial firms line up for sweetheart deals while proposals for memorials are gaining in appeal. In After the World Trade Center, eminent social critics Sharon Zukin and Michael Sorkin call on New York's most acclaimed urbanists to consider the impact of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and what it bodes for the future of New York. Contributors take a close look at the reaction to the attack from a variety of New York communities and discuss possible effects on public life in the city.
The New Republic
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The Day Our World Changed
A collaboration by the New York University Child Study Center and the Museum of the City of New York presents works by children five to eighteen from New York and its suburbs, along with essays by artists, writers, historians, and leaders.
Mickey Mouse History and Other Essays on American Memory
This is a book about why history matters. It shows how popularized historical images and narratives deeply influence Americans' understanding of their collective past. A leading public historian, Mike Wallace observes that we are a people who think of ourselves as having shed the past but also avid tourists who are on a "heritage binge," flocking by the thousands to Ellis Island, Colonial Williamsburg, or the Vietnam Memorial.Wallace probes into the trivialization of history that pervades American culture as well as the struggles over public memory that provoke stormy controversy. The recent imbroglio surrounding the National Air and Space Museum's proposed Enola Gay exhibit was reported as ...
