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It was described as a detailed and insightful look at New York City's evolution over four decades, from the 1970s through to the present day, discussing its successes, excesses, and transformations.
New York, New York, New York, Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation isn't your typical biography of a city.
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It was described as a detailed and insightful look at New York City's evolution over four decades, from the 1970s through to the present day, discussing its successes, excesses, and transformations.
New York, New York, New York, Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation isn't your typical biography of a city.
It was one of the first sociological looks at the impact of corporate life and suburban life on American people.
He was once asked, what are your three favorite American cities? And then he said, New York, New York, New York.
The book scrupulously avoids simplistic good bad binaries.
Today I'm talking with Thomas Dija about his new book, New York, New York, New York, Four Decades of Success, Excess and Transformation.