Noir urbanisms : dystopic images of the modern city / edited by Gyan Prakash.

Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. Noir Urbanisms traces the history of the modern city through its critical representations in art, cinema, print journalism, li...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Prakash, Gyan, 1952- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Series:	Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University.
Subjects:	Film noir > History and criticism. Cities and towns in motion pictures. City and town life in motion pictures. Film noir. Criticism, interpretation, etc.