TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ballon,Hilary
AU  - Jackson,Kenneth T.
TI  - Robert Moses and the modern city: the transformation of New York 
SN  - 9780393732436 (paperback)
AV  - NA 9085 R639 2007
U1  - 711/.4092 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Moses, Robert, 
KW  - City planners
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Urbanistas
KW  - Historia
KW  - Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Exposiciones
KW  - Municipal officials and employees
KW  - Funcionarios y empleados municipales
KW  - Public works
KW  - Obras públicas
KW  - New York (N.Y.)
N1  - "This book is published in conjunction with the three-part exhibition 'Robert Moses and the modern city'"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-327) and index
N2  - Robert Moses & the Modern City re-examines the life and work of Robert Moses, who dominated New York City urban planning and development from the 1930s to the 1960s. The book offers a balanced and richly illustrated perspective that goes beyond the polarized views of Moses as either a visionary builder or a destructive force.
The essays highlight Moses’s ambitious building programs, including vast park systems, iconic bridges, and extensive highways, which shaped the city’s modern infrastructure.
The book critically addresses the social consequences of Moses’s projects, such as the displacement of communities during urban renewal.
Through archival photographs and models, readers gain visual insight into Moses’s transformative impact and the scale of his work.
The editors and contributors provide a scholarly reassessment, situating Moses’s legacy within broader urban history and planning debates.
Overall, the book serves as both a tribute and a critique, reflecting the complexity of Moses’s influence on New York’s development
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006037123.html
ER  -