Picture 1 of 6
Gallery
Picture 1 of 6
Have one to sell?
Singing The City Bonds Of Home In Industrial Landscape Graham, Laurie Hardback
US $7.20
ApproximatelyS$ 9.33
or Best Offer
Was US $24.00 (70% off)
Condition:
Sale ends in: 5d 16h
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free USPS Ground Advantage®.
Located in: Berlin, Maryland, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 6 Dec and Wed, 10 Dec to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
About this item
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:286982957862
Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Graham, Laurie
- Brand
- N/A
- EAN
- 9780822940760
- ISBN
- 0822940760
- Release Title
- Singing The City: The Bonds Of Home In An Industrial Landscape
- Book Title
- Singing The City: The Bonds Of Home In An Industrial Landscape
- Colour
- N/A
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN-10
0822940760
ISBN-13
9780822940760
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1089549
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Singing the City : the Bonds of Home in an Industrial Landscape
Language
English
Subject
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Regional Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-019735
Reviews
You don't have to be from Pittsburgh to appreciate Singing the City . . . . It's a book that will resonate with anyone, anywhere, who is interested in the complex relationship between urban landscape and human spirit. --Associated Press|9780822940760|, You don't have to be from Pittsburgh to appreciateSinging the City. . . . It's a book that will resonate with anyone, anywhere, who is interested in the complex relationship between urban landscape and human spirit. --Associated Press|9780822940760|
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
974.8/86
Synopsis
Singing the City is an eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America, using Pittsburgh as a lens. Graham is not blind to the damage industry has done--both to people and to the environment, but she shows us that there is also a rich human story that has gone largely untold, one that reveals, in all its ambiguities, the place of the industrial landscape in the heart. Singing the City is a celebration of a landscape that through most of its history has been unabashedly industrial. Convinced that industrial landscapes are too little understood and appreciated, Graham set out to investigate the city's landscape, past and present, and to learn the lessons she sensed were there about living a good life. The result, told in both her voice and the distinctive voices of the people she meets, is a powerful contribution to the literature of place. Graham begins by showing the city as an outgrowth of its geography and its geology--the factors that led to its becoming an industrial place. She describes the human investment in the area: the floods of immigrants who came to work in the mills in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their struggles within the domains of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. She evokes the superhuman aura of making steel by taking the reader to still functioning mills and uncovers for us a richness of tradition in ethnic neighborhoods that survives to this day., Singing the City is an eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America, using Pittsburgh as a lens. Graham is not blind to the damage industry has done-both to people and to the environment, but she shows us that there is also a rich human story that has gone largely untold, one that reveals, in all its ambiguities, the place of the industrial landscape in the heart. Singing the City is a celebration of a landscape that through most of its history has been unabashedly industrial. Convinced that industrial landscapes are too little understood and appreciated, Graham set out to investigate the city's landscape, past and present, and to learn the lessons she sensed were there about living a good life. The result, told in both her voice and the distinctive voices of the people she meets, is a powerful contribution to the literature of place. Graham begins by showing the city as an outgrowth of its geography and its geology-the factors that led to its becoming an industrial place. She describes the human investment in the area: the floods of immigrants who came to work in the mills in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their struggles within the domains of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. She evokes the superhuman aura of making steel by taking the reader to still functioning mills and uncovers for us a richness of tradition in ethnic neighborhoods that survives to this day., Singing the City is an eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America, using Pittsburgh as a lens. Graham is not blind to the damage industry has done--both to people and to the environment, but she shows us that there is also a rich human story that has gone largely untold, one that reveals, in all its ambiguities, the place of the industrial landscape in the heart. Singing the City is a celebration of a landscape that through most of its history has been unabashedly industrial. Convinced that industrial landscapes are too little understood and appreciated, Graham set out to investigate the city\u2019s landscape, past and present, and to learn the lessons she sensed were there about living a good life. The result, told in both her voice and the distinctive voices of the people she meets, is a powerful contribution to the literature of place. Graham begins by showing the city as an outgrowth of its geography and its geology--the factors that led to its becoming an industrial place. She describes the human investment in the area: the floods of immigrants who came to work in the mills in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, their struggles within the domains of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick. She evokes the superhuman aura of making steel by taking the reader to still functioning mills and uncovers for us a richness of tradition in ethnic neighborhoods that survives to this day.
LC Classification Number
F159.P657G73 1998
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (16,865)
- 4***g (221)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseIt's a beautiful gold-plated piano charm, and it's exactly what I wanted. Good value and carefully packaged. Although the seller sent it out promptly, shipping was delayed by the post office. I thought it might be lost and contacted him. we waited it out and it arrived within a couple of days. I'm very pleased!925 Sterling Silver Retro Pendant Charm Gold Plated Grand Piano Music Band (#277291189612)
- 1***e (743)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI purchased this to go with the floral beads I have. Just as described and pictured. Arrived in 7 days. Secured packaging and medium sized so USPS wouldn't lose it. 😂 really good value for the $. Thank you for a nice item to wear. Thank you.925 Sterling Silver Italy Glass Murano Slider Charm Bead Metallic Blue (#277232611165)
- e***r (264)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExquisite! Wife loves them! Thank you! Great communication, exactly as depicted in pics, well packaged, fast shipping, great value for the money, and just a great eBayer!
Seller feedback (16,865)
- 4***g (221)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseIt's a beautiful gold-plated piano charm, and it's exactly what I wanted. Good value and carefully packaged. Although the seller sent it out promptly, shipping was delayed by the post office. I thought it might be lost and contacted him. we waited it out and it arrived within a couple of days. I'm very pleased!925 Sterling Silver Retro Pendant Charm Gold Plated Grand Piano Music Band (#277291189612)
- 1***e (743)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI purchased this to go with the floral beads I have. Just as described and pictured. Arrived in 7 days. Secured packaging and medium sized so USPS wouldn't lose it. 😂 really good value for the $. Thank you for a nice item to wear. Thank you.925 Sterling Silver Italy Glass Murano Slider Charm Bead Metallic Blue (#277232611165)
- e***r (264)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExquisite! Wife loves them! Thank you! Great communication, exactly as depicted in pics, well packaged, fast shipping, great value for the money, and just a great eBayer!