Beautiful Terrible Ruins : : Detroit and the Anxiety of Decline / / Dora Apel.
Once the manufacturing powerhouse of the nation, Detroit has become emblematic of failing cities everywhere-the paradigmatic city of ruins-and the epicenter of an explosive growth in images of urban decay. In Beautiful Terrible Ruins, art historian Dora Apel explores a wide array of these images, ra...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 36 photographs |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Modernity In Ruins
- 1. Ruin Terrors And Pleasures
- 2. Fear And Longing In Detroit
- 3. Urban Exploration: Beauty In Decay
- 4. Detroit Ruin Images: Where Are The People?
- 5. Looking For Signs Of Resurrection
- 6. Surviving In The Postapocalyptic Landscape
- Conclusion: Your Town Tomorrow
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About The Author