Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of the Modern City

by Gyan Prakash

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Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. Noir Urbanisms traces the history of the modern city through its critical representations in art, cinema, print journalism, literature, sociology, and architecture. It focuses on visual forms of dystopic representation--because the history of the modern city is inseparable...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691146446

ISBN13:9780691146447

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

History Social Science Social Sciences

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