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New York City
Eric Homberger
其他書名
A Cultural and Literary Companion
出版Signal Books, 2002
主題History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / UrbanTravel / GeneralTravel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
ISBN19026694369781902669434
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AlJTMNm4ZxgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋New York City epitomizes modernity. Its skyscrapers and neon nightlife, together with its inner-city ghettoes, symbolize all the excitements and tribulations of contemporary urban living. The city is world-famous, a magnet for friends and enemies alike, a fact reinforced by the tragic events of September 2001. But the city's powerful contemporary presence is also built upon a dramatic history. Settled by Dutch traders, seized at gunpoint by an English fleet, its development into a mega-city reveals a story as astounding as any in American history. Home to generations of migrants, an international center of finance and fashion, New York is a world city both entrepreneurial and self-promoting.