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Flint, Anthony 1962-

Wrestling with Moses : how Jane Jacobs took on New York's master builder and transformed the American city. / txt Anthony Flint. - - xvii, 231 p., [16] p. of plates ill. ; map ; 24 cm. book

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents :
Introduction : Anarchy and order xi --
One : The girl from Scranton 3 --
Two : The master builder 31 --
Three : The battle of Washington Square Park 61 --
Four : Urban renewal in Greenwich village 95 --
Five : The lower Manhattan expressway 137 --
Epilogue : separate ways 181 --
Acknowledgments 197 --
Notes 201 --
Index 215 --

ISBN: 9781400066742 1400066743

LCCN: 2009002248

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jacobs, Jane. 1916-2006.
Moses, Robert 1888-1981.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City planners.--Biography.
City planners.--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York N.Y.--History--20th century.

LC Class. No.: HT168.N5 / F55 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 711/.4092