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Twin Towers - Angus Kress Gillespie (1999, Hardcover, DJ)-
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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780813527420
- Subject Area
- Travel, Political Science, History
- Publication Name
- Twin Towers
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 22.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813527422
ISBN-13
9780813527420
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1125984
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Publication Name
Twin Towers
Language
English
Subject
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, Pa)
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
99-015068
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
A readable account of both the history of the construction of the Twin Towers and the life of the people who work there. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are more than office buildings. They are symbols of America, just as the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben represent their countries. Commissioned in 1962 and completed in 1976, these edifices are still the tallest man-made structures in New York City. Indeed, the builders intended the towers to make a statement about the importance of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The complex rises like Emerald City, with fountains and sculpture from what was once a dilapidated area of half-abandoned stores. Folklorist Angus Gillespie takes us on a tour that goes back in time and continues to the present day. He recounts the political maneuvering necessary to get the State of New Jersey to agree to situate the project at its present location. Deftly presenting portraits of the men responsible for mooring the World Trade Center at its present location, Gillespie provides ample evidence that the World Trade Center backers were "second to none in self promotion." Twin Towers also demonstrates how engineers prepared the site and solved complex problems (wind patterns, elevator placement, ground-water complications) in order to erect the towers, each with 110 stories. And he discusses the contrast between the architectural community's almost universal disdain for the towers' design and the public's enthusiastic acceptance of the buildings as a symbol of New York. There is more to the Twin Towers than its architecture, however. People give this complex life, purpose, vibrancy, Gillespie points out. The World Trade Center houses more than 400 businesses and organizations from some 60 different countries engaged in a broad range of international business activities. Through his numerous first-hand interviews conducted with the people who daily work there, Gillespie vividly portrays the world of bankers, shippers, freight forwarders, and traders. With skill and insight, he captures what happens during a normal 24-hour day in the Twin Towers, starting with early morning food deliveries and ending with the patrols of nighttime security guards. Twin Towers is both a fitting tribute and careful analysis of one of the most resonating symbols in American culture.
LC Classification Number
NA6233.N5W674 1999
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Very interesting topic.
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- 06. Nov. 2009
just a great book! a must for future school reports.
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The story of The trade towers
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