Harlem : the unmaking of a ghetto

Vergara, Camilo José author, photographer.

Contributors: Gilfoyle, Timothy J., writer of added commentary.

2013, Book , 364 pages :

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Publication information:	Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
ISBN:	9780226853369 (cloth : alk. paper)
Language:	English
Record ID:	3054411
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	364 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm.
Date acquired:	January 22, 2014
More creator details:	Camilo José Vergara ; foreword by Timothy J. Gilfoyle.
Series statement:	Historical studies of urban America
Series title:	Historical studies of urban America.
Contents note:	Introduction -- Street photography of Harlem, early 1970s -- Since 1977, exploring Harlem through time-lapse photography -- The urban fabric -- Many Harlems, one cultural capital of black America -- Lost Harlem -- Globalization takes over: from sugar club to global church -- Ruins and semi-ruins -- Landmark Harlem and Harlem landmarks -- Memorialization -- "Simply magnificent": the new apartment buildings of Harlem -- The projects: unlikely bastions preserving traditions -- The subway -- Defenses -- Culture -- Harlem walls: graffiti, memorials, murals, and advertisements -- Religion -- Parades, celebrations, and commemorations -- "We put our own spin on style": Harlem fashions -- The African presence in Harlem -- Tourists in search of Harlem's heyday -- A defiant attitude -- Lexington Avenue at East 125th street: a happening intersection -- Free food -- What mean these stones? -- Afterword -- In Harlem wandering from street to street.
Contributor:	Gilfoyle, Timothy J., writer of added commentary.

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