Description
A pulsating history of Times Square and its iconic role in America's society of the spectacle
About the Author
Marshall Berman was Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City College of New York and CCNY Graduate Center, where he taught Political Theory and Urban Studies and is the author of The Politics of Authenticity, All That Is Solid Melts into Air, and On the Town.
Reviews
Berman's latest-and perhaps best-book chronicles the storied incandescence of Times Square ... Brilliant indeed. * Booklist, Starred Review *
Like the square itself, the choreographer of this neon Leaves of Grass is a hybrid of styles and genres, of page, stage, screen, and jazz. He is up in the air, like Ruby Keeler on top of a taxi. He is dancing in the street, with Martha and the Vandellas. A Pied Piper, Johnny Appleseed, and Sergeant Pepper, he leads us into movie houses, libraries, juke joints, temptation, and transcendence ... the fact is, I can no longer see Times Square on my own. I am looking at some splendid magical-realist Macondo from inside the head of a man with kaleidoscope eyes. -- John Leonard * New York Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781844673971
Author Marshall Berman
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 387g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 23mm