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Apr 20, 2017 · Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a polished primer on one of the greatest civic battles in American history, played out by two people who understood rhetoric and politics despite never expressly being involved in the latter. They were eloquent, masterful opposing forces, and Tyrnauer outlines their successes and missteps in great, but never ...
An exciting and enlightening documentary about an urban visionary's legacy. Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is a wide-ranging and immensely dramatic documentary that will inspire an urban fervor within all who see it. The film, directed by Matt Tyrnauer, maps the vituperative skirmishes and heavy duty battles launched by Robert Moses, a New ...
Apr 21, 2017 · In 1960 Jane Jacobs’s book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of the consequences of modern planners’ and architects’ reconfiguration of cities. Jacobs was also an activist, who was involved in many fights in mid-century New York, to stop “master builder” Robert Moses from running roughshod ...
Citizen Jane is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer (Valentino: The Last Emperor ...
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Citizen Jane is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape our understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and writer who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer (Valentino: The Last Emperor ...
'Citizen Jane' Sets the Battle Lines for the Future of Cities. Coinciding with the 101st anniversary of Jane Jacobs's birth, a documentary film showing in select theaters around the country recounts the history between Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses, and the ideas that forced their struggle. May 4, 2017 - James Brasuell
Sep 12, 2017 · Citizen Jane: Battle For The City is a though-provoking tale of how one woman organized a series of protests and other legal activities in order to put a stop to the wrong-headed and dangerous unaccountable destruction of New York City displacing thousands of citizens while destroying much of the heritage and liveable parts of New York ...
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