{"product_id":"brooklyn-fictions-the-contemporary-urban-community-in-a-global-age-9781350003736","title":"Brooklyn Fictions: The Contemporary Urban Community in a Global Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Peacock\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVast and diverse, Brooklyn is often portrayed in literature as a place of traditional community values and face-to-face relations, distinct from anonymous, capital-driven Manhattan. \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e discovers what such representations of the New York borough can teach us about diversity and the individual, the local and the global. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining analysis of popular texts such as Sister Souljah's \u003ci\u003eThe Coldest Winter Ever \u003c\/i\u003ewith more canonical novels such as Jonathan Lethem's \u003ci\u003eThe Fortress of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, this study draws on the work of a variety of theorists on community and globalization and uses Brooklyn as a case study for an exploration of the complex relationship between romantic ideals of community and global economic forces. With cites often depicted as sites of conflict and fear, this is a crucial contribution to our understanding of the contemporary urban community and the ethical issues involved in conceptualizing and portraying it in literature.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082696777879,"sku":"9781350003736","price":4981.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350003736.webp?v=1767142545","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/brooklyn-fictions-the-contemporary-urban-community-in-a-global-age-9781350003736","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}