Harlem: the unmaking of a ghetto

Introduction -- Street photography of Harlem, early 1970s -- Since 1977, exploring Harlem through time-lapse photography -- The urban fabric -- Many Harlems, one cultural capital of black America -- Lost Harlem -- Globalization takes over: from sugar club to global church -- Ruins and semi-ruins --...

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Main Author: Vergara, Camillo Jose (Author)
Contributors: Vergara, Camilo José (Other) ; Gilfoyle, Timothy J. ; Gilfoyle, Timothy J. 1956-
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago [u.a.] The Univ. of Chicago Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 3 B 784
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Keywords:
Bildband
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Pictorial works
Street photography > New York (State) > New York
Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York
Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
Vergara, Camillo Jose > Streetphotography > New York- Harlem > Geschichte 1970-2011
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Summary:Introduction -- Street photography of Harlem, early 1970s -- Since 1977, exploring Harlem through time-lapse photography -- The urban fabric -- Many Harlems, one cultural capital of black America -- Lost Harlem -- Globalization takes over: from sugar club to global church -- Ruins and semi-ruins -- Landmark Harlem and Harlem landmarks -- Memorialization -- "Simply magnificent": the new apartment buildings of Harlem -- The projects: unlikely bastions preserving traditions -- The subway -- Defenses -- Culture -- Harlem walls: graffiti, memorials, murals, and advertisements -- Religion -- Parades, celebrations, and commemorations -- "We put our own spin on style": Harlem fashions -- The African presence in Harlem -- Tourists in search of Harlem's heyday -- A defiant attitude -- Lexington Avenue at East 125th street: a happening intersection -- Free food -- What mean these stones? -- Afterword -- In Harlem wandering from street to street
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:IX, 364 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:0226853365
9780226853369