Activist New York: A History of People, Protest, and Politics Contributor(s): Jaffe, Steven H. (Author), Foner, Eric (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1479804606 ISBN-13: 9781479804603 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - History | Social History |
Dewey: 306.097 |
LCCN: 2017051539 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.4" W x 10.3" (2.85 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Follows centuries of New York activism to reveal the city as a globally influential machine for social change |
Contributor Bio(s): Jaffe, Steven H.: - Steven H. Jaffe is a curator at the Museum of the City of New York. He is the author of New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham (2012) and Who Were the Founding Fathers? Two Hundred Years of Reinventing Ameriacn History (1996). He is the co-author of Envisioning Brooklyn: Family, Philanthropy, and the Growth of an American City (with Rebecca Amato, 2017), and Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City (with Jessica Lautin, 2014).Foner, Eric: - Eric Foner is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of the New York Times bestseller Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (2016). |