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"Honorable Mention for the James Russell Lowell Prize, Modern Language Association"
"Shortlisted for the MSA Book Prize, Modern Studies Association"
"A fascinating visual history."---Bryan Cheyette, Times Literary Supplement
"How the Other Half Looks presents a remarkably broad, yet also detailed, look at the iconic works that have shaped how scholars and city dwellers alike understand and encounter urban spaces in the Lower East Side and beyond."---Aaron Shkuda, Gotham Center for New York City History blog
"It is an excellent choice for academic libraries supporting programs in the humanities and social sciences."---Barbara M. Bibel, Association of Jewish Library Reviews
"[An] excellent, highly original study…[How the Other Half Looks] also may be appreciated for its potential to stimulate scholars to probe how the immigrant and 'Jewish' quarters of cities may be approached as extraordinarily fertile sites for cultural history."---Michael Berkowitz, American Literary History

How the Other Half Looks

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/06/2018
      ISBN13: 9780691172224, 978-0691172224
      ISBN10: 0691172226
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      Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Honorable Mention for the James Russell Lowell Prize, Modern Language Association"
      "Shortlisted for the MSA Book Prize, Modern Studies Association"
      "A fascinating visual history."---Bryan Cheyette, Times Literary Supplement
      "How the Other Half Looks presents a remarkably broad, yet also detailed, look at the iconic works that have shaped how scholars and city dwellers alike understand and encounter urban spaces in the Lower East Side and beyond."---Aaron Shkuda, Gotham Center for New York City History blog
      "It is an excellent choice for academic libraries supporting programs in the humanities and social sciences."---Barbara M. Bibel, Association of Jewish Library Reviews
      "[An] excellent, highly original study…[How the Other Half Looks] also may be appreciated for its potential to stimulate scholars to probe how the immigrant and 'Jewish' quarters of cities may be approached as extraordinarily fertile sites for cultural history."---Michael Berkowitz, American Literary History

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