{"product_id":"the-citys-end-9780300164466","title":"The Citys End","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 19th-century paintings of fires raging through New York to scenes of Manhattan engulfed by a gigantic wave in the movie \"Deep Impact\", images of the city's end have been diverse. This book investigates 2 centuries of imagined cataclysms visited upon New York, and offers a perspective to our understanding of the events of September 11, 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An informative and provocative read.\"—Tama Starr, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e -- Tama Starr * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Erudite but lavishly illustrated.\"—Sam Roberts, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e -- Sam Roberts * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe City's End\u003c\/i\u003e explores the imaginative and often profitable ways that filmmakers, writers, and artists have blown up, incinerated, drowned or depopulated New York City. . . . Page thoughtfully analyzes why the city's ruination has been such an enduringly popular theme.\"—Ann Levin, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e -- Ann Levin * Newsday *","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767270637911,"sku":"9780300164466","price":46.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300164466.jpg?v=1758712734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-citys-end-9780300164466","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}