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1 online resource (viii, 482 pages) : illustrations |
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| Contents |
An uncredentialed woman, 1916-1954 -- A generous place to live -- Outlaw -- Ladies' nest of owls, and other milestones in the education of Miss Jane Butzner -- The great bewildering world -- Morningside Heights -- Women's work -- Amerika -- Trushchoby -- In the big world, 1954-1968 -- Disenchantment --Ten minutes at Harvard -- A person worth talking to -- A manuscript to show us -- Mother Jacobs of Hudson Street -- The physical fallacy -- West Village warrior -- Luncheon at the White House -- Gas masks at the Pentagon -- On Albany Avenue, 1968-2006 -- A circle of their own -- Settling in -- Our Jane -- Flummoxed -- Adam, Karl, and Jane -- Webs of trust -- Ideas that matter -- Civilization's child. |
| Summary |
"Chronicles the life of a noted activist who wrote seven groundbreaking books, including her most famous, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; saved neighborhoods; stopped expressways; was arrested twice; and engaged at home and on the streets in thousands of debates -- all of which she won, "--NoveList. |
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Chronicles the life and accomplishments of the city planner and author who reimagined what it means to live in a city in her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-466) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
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Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. |
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1900-1999 |
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City planners -- United States -- Biography.
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City planners -- Canada -- Biography.
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City planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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City planning -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban renewal -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Sociology, Urban -- Philosophy.
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City planners. |
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City planning. |
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Sociology, Urban -- Philosophy. |
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Urban renewal. |
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Canada. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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v Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Kanigel, Robert. Eyes on the street New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 9780307961907 (DLC) 2015050758 (OCoLC)932385570 |
| ISBN |
9780307961914 : $54.00 |
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0307961915 : $54.00 |
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