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Autore |
Sagalyn Lynne B. |
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Power at ground zero : politics, money, and the remaking of lower Manhattan / / Lynne B. Sagalyn |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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0-19-060704-1 |
0-19-060703-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (938 p.) |
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Land use, Urban - New York (State) |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 |
City planning - New York (State) |
Public buildings - New York (State) - Design and construction |
Economic assistance - New York (State) - New York |
Electronic books. |
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) History 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; POWER AT GROUND ZERO: POLITICS, MONEY, AND THE REMAKING OF LOWER MANHATTAN ; COPYRIGHT ; DEDICATION ; CONTENTS ; PROLOGUE; INSERTS; POWER AT GROUND ZERO |
PART I: PREDICATE TOACTION CHAPTER 1: Compelling Civic Mandates; ASSURING GLOBAL POSITION ; ASSERTING RESILIENCE ; REPAIRING THE FISCAL FALLOUT ; A SITE WITH HISTORY |
THE ARC OF REBUILDING CHAPTER 2: Clashing Private Ambitions; CAPTURING THE "PRIZE OF ALL PRIZES"; UNLOCKING AN AGGRESSIVE AGENDA ; FALLING OUT OF ALIGNMENT; A DYSFUNCTIONAL DOCUMENT ; CHAPTER 3: Commanding Political Opportunities |
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THE STATE TAKES CHARGE WOUNDED POWER; RIVALS IN OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER 4: Purse Power; MONEY FROM WASHINGTON ; TWO STATES IN THE BOARD ROOM; "PART EVENT, PART SYMBOL, AND ALL REAL ESTATE" |
PART II: TANGLED START(2001-2004) CHAPTER 5: "It's Our City"; HIVES OF ACTIVITY; WHAT ABOUT A SWAP? ; CONTENTION AHEAD; CHAPTER 6: "It's Our Site"; UNDERGROUND CONTROL; BUYOUTS AND PAYOUTS; NOT SO FAST; CHAPTER 7: Who's in Charge?; A FAILED BEGINNING |
STRIVING FOR LEGITIMACY |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The destruction of the World Trade Center complex on 9/11 set in motion a chain of events that fundamentally transformed both the United States and the wider world. In Power at Ground Zero, Lynne Sagalyn offers the definitive account of one of the greatest reconstruction projects in modern world history: the rebuilding of lower Manhattan after 9/11. |
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