{"product_id":"9781848549739","title":"Craig Taylor - A City and Its People in Our Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Craig Taylor. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, History, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHurricane\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRecession\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePandemic\u003c\/b\u003eA symphony of contemporary New York told through the magnificent words of its people - from the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eLondoners\u003c\/i\u003e.In the first twenty years of the twenty-first century, New York City has been convulsed by terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, social injustice, and pandemic. \u003ci\u003eNew Yorkers\u003c\/i\u003e weaves the voices of some of the city's best talkers into an indelible portrait of New York in our time - and a powerful hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people. Vibrant and bursting with life, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorkers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nonstop hustle to make it; the pressures on new immigrants, people of colour, and the poor. It captures the strength of an irrepressible city that - no matter what it goes through - dares call itself the greatest in the world. Drawn from millions of words, hundreds of interviews, and six years in the making, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorkers\u003c\/i\u003e is a grand portrait of an irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58579977208182,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781848549739.jpg?v=1788192768","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781848549739","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}