Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway: Iconic Trades of New York City - Couverture souple

Groce, Nancy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1935623761 ISBN 13 : 9781935623762

Editeur : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2015

Synopsis

From Broadway and Wall Street to the farthest reaches of New York's fabled subway system, and with numerous stops in between, this publication celebrates the occupational skills, crafts, knowledge, and traditions that have made New York legendary. Based on extensive interviews undertaken by Smithsonian Institution folklorists and researchers to document urban culture in the five boroughs at the turn of the millennium, Lox, Stocks, and Backstage Broadway introduces readers to a remarkable cast of artisans, workers, laborers, and artists - talented individuals whose jobs create, maintain, and nurture the very heart of Gotham.

The book profiles workers from a wide variety of social and ethnic backgrounds, men and women who are eloquent in recounting their own stories, knowledgeable in relating the history of their beloved city, and avid about explaining the skills and challenges involved in practicing their chosen occupations. Their wisdom, humor, and humanity reflect the best of New York.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nancy Groce is a folklife specialist and ethnomusicologist at the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center. She has served as a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and managed four Smithsonian Folklife Festival exhibitions on the National Mall.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1935623761
• ISBN 13: 9781935623762
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible