Infinite Cities - Rebecca Solnit

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Explore the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York with this brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas. Each atlas provides a vivid, complex look at the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by its different inhabitants, replete with the celebrations and contradictions that make up urban life. nThe maps themselves are things of beauty.--The New York Times n Explore the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York with this brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas. From Rebecca Solnit, Rebecca Snedeker, and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. n n In the past decade, Rebecca Solnit--aided by local writers, artists, historians, urbanists, ethnographers, and cartographers--has compiled three stunning atlases that have radically changed the way we think about place. Each atlas provides a vivid, complex look at the multi-faceted nature of a city as experienced by its different inhabitants, replete with the celebrations and contradictions that make up urban life. n n This three-volume paperback set contains: n n- The original, gorgeously designed atlases--Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas; Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas; and Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas n- Three new and updated, full-color, fold-out posters for each city, including the popular City of Women map n- A new and thoughtful essay by Rebecca Solnit reflecting on the project ten years after the publication of the first atlas n A stunning collection, this boxed set is a perfect treasury of imagination and insight, a rich people's history of these infinite cities. n