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Author:
Apel, Dora, 1952- author.
Title:
Beautiful terrible ruins : Detroit and the anxiety of decline / Dora Apel.
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xiv, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Subject:
Detroit (Mich.)--In art.
Ruins in art.
Regression (Civilization) in art.
Arts and society--United States--History--20th century.
Arts and society--United States--History--21st century.
Arts and society.
Regression (Civilization) in art.
Ruins in art.
Michigan--Detroit.
United States.
1900 - 2099
Art.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Modernity in Ruins -- Ruin Terrors and Pleasures -- Fear and Longing in Detroit -- Urban Exploration: Beauty in Decay -- Detroit Ruin Images: Where Are the People? -- Looking for Signs of Resurrection -- Surviving in the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape -- Conclusion: Your Town Tomorrow.
ISBN:
0813574064 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813574066 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813574072 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813574073 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)893557826
LCCN:
2014040073
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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