New York: Art and Cultural Capital of the Gilded Age (Hardcover)

Fueled by a flourishing capitalist economy, undergirded by advancements in architectural design and urban infrastructure, and patronized by growing bourgeois and elite classes, New York's built environment was dramatically transformed in the 1870s and 1880s. This book argues that this constituted the formative period of New York's modernization and cosmopolitanism-the product of a vital self-consciousness and a deliberate intent on the part of its elite citizenry to create a world-class cultural metropolis reflecting the city's economic and political preeminence. The interdisciplinary essays in this book examine New York's late nineteenth-century evolution not simply as a question of its physical layout but also in terms of its radically new social composition, comprising the individuals, institutions, and organizations that played determining roles in the city's cultural ascendancy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Art History
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Margaret R. Laster • Chelsea Bruner
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-49362-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-138-49362-7
Barcode:	9781138493629

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