Nearest thing to heaven : the Empire State Building and American dreams / Mark Kingwell.
Nearest thing to heaven : the Empire State Building and American dreams / Mark Kingwell.
Nearest thing to heaven : the Empire State Building and American dreams / Mark Kingwell.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N974.71/31
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
235 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Palace of dreams -- Image and icon -- Scrape the sky -- System and structure -- Still life -- Moving pictures -- Empire.
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2006.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This appreciation of the Empire State Building opens up the building's richness and importance as an icon of America. The book leads us through the facts surrounding the skyscraper's conception and construction, then enters into a theoretical discussion of its function as an icon, its representation in pictures, literature, and film, and the impli...
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Nearest thing to heaven : the Empire State Building and American dreams / Mark Kingwell.
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Notes
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American icons series.
American icons.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N974.71/31
Record Identifier
74VKKKBmO0gg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKKBmO0gg
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ISBN
9780300106220 (hbk.) :
030010622X (hbk.) :
DDC
974.71
MMS ID
991021812289702626
