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The taking of New York City : crime on the screen and in the streets of the Big Apple in the 1970s /

"For a time in the 1970s, New York City seemed to many to be genuinely on the cusp of collapse. Plagued by rampant crime, graft, catastrophic finances, and crumbling infrastructure, it served as a symbol for the plight of American cities after the convulsions of the 1960s. This tale of urban bl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rausch, Andrew J. (Author)
Other Authors: Bernard, Jami (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2025]
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.) > In motion pictures.
Crime in motion pictures.
Crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Nineteen seventies.
Criminalité au cinéma.
Années soixante-dix (Vingtième siècle)

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