|Listed in category:
Have one to sell?

NEW BOOK A Place for Us - "West Side Story" and New York by Julia L. Foulkes (20

Condition:
Brand new
Postage:
May not post to United States. Read item description or contact seller for postage options. See detailsfor delivery
Located in: Melbourne, Australia
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
60-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. See details- for more information about returns

Shop with confidence

eBay Money Back Guarantee
Get the item you ordered or your money back. 

Seller information

Registered as a business seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:305180048936
Last updated on 01 Apr, 2024 16:17:06 AEDSTView all revisionsView all revisions

Item specifics

Condition
Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Book Title
A Place for Us
ISBN
9780226301808
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
A Place for US: West Side Story and New York
Item Height
236mm
Author
Julia L. Foulkes
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Item Width
160mm
Subject
History
Item Weight
563g
Number of Pages
272 Pages

About this product

Product Information

From its Broadway debut to the Oscar-winning film to countless amateur productions, West Side Story is nothing less than an American touchstone-an updating of Shakespeare vividly realized in a rapidly changing postwar New York. That vision of postwar New York is at the heart of Julia L. Foulkes's A Place for Us. A lifelong fan of the show, Foulkes became interested in its history when she made an unexpected discovery: scenes for the iconic film version were shot on the demolition site destined to become part of the Lincoln Center redevelopment area-a crowning jewel of postwar urban renewal. Foulkes interweaves the story of the creation of the musical and film with the remaking of the Upper West Side and the larger tale of New York's postwar aspirations. Making unprecedented use of director and choreographer Jerome Robbins's revelatory papers, she shows the crucial role played by the political commitments of Robbins and his fellow gay, Jewish collaborators, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents. Their determination to evoke life in New York as it was actually lived helped give West Side Story its unshakable sense of place even as it put forward a vision of a new, vigorous, determinedly multicultural American city. Beautifully written and full of surprises for even the most dedicated West Side Story fan, A Place for Us is a revelatory new exploration of an American classic.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226301808
eBay Product ID (ePID)
226664865

Product Key Features

Author
Julia L. Foulkes
Publication Name
A Place for US: West Side Story and New York
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
236mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
563g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Julia L. Foulkes
Topic
Music
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

Item description from the seller

Business seller information

Value Added Tax number:
  • AU 24129584569
ClassicBargainz

ClassicBargainz

97.5% positive Feedback
348K items sold
Joined May 2005

Detailed seller ratings

Average for the last 12 months

Accurate description
4.9
Reasonable postage costs
4.8
Postage speed
4.8
Communication
4.8

Seller Feedback (201,691)

_***a (539)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
~~~This was an excellent find for hard to get book sold out in many stores in Australia. Item as described. Communication was good. After the seller explained that delay in sending was that they had to wait to receive as it is a "special import title" they delivered after only a couple of days of receiving the item. Postage was fast (it only took 3 days to arrive) and the packaging was excellent. Recommended eBay seller~~~
r***r (59)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Arrived when estimated exactly as described and was packed well. Communication with seller was great.I recommend this seller and I hope I can buy from them again
f***z (106)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Absolutely love buying from this seller. Great communication, prompt delivery and packaged very well. Item arrived exactly as described. I will continue to buy from this seller in future.

Product ratings and reviews

No ratings or reviews yet.
Be the first to write the review.