Genius of Common Sense : : Jane Jacobs and the Story of the Death and Life of Great American Cities
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An obstreperous young girl -- Growing up in the Electric City -- Becoming a writer in New York -- Cupid and the candy-store house -- Reporting and learning at Architectural Forum -- Jane's good Fortune article -- A bunch of mothers-- and children -- An attack on city planning -- Saving the West Village -- The impact of Death and life -- Fighting city hall and an expressway -- Reviving cities everywhere.
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PUBLISHED
Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 127 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781567923841
1567923844
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wunsch, Marjory.
SUBJECTS
Jacobs, Jane, -- 1916-2006.
Jacobs, Jane, -- 1916-2006.
Women city planners -- Biography.
City planners -- United States -- Biography.
City planning -- History -- 20th century.
Sociology, Urban -- History -- 20th century.
City planning -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Neighborhood -- New York -- History -- 20th century.