{"product_id":"the-ruins-of-urban-modernity-utku-mogultay-9781501360152","title":"The Ruins of Urban Modernity Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Urban Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e examines Thomas Pynchon's 2006 novel \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Day\u003c\/i\u003e through the critical lens of urban spatiality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNavigating the textual landscapes of New York, Venice, London, Los Angeles and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Day\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines urban modernity at the turn of the 20th century. As the complex novel collapses and rebuilds anew the spatial imaginaries underlying the popular fictions of urban modernity, Utku Mogultay explores how such creative disfiguration throws light on the contemporary urban world. Through critical spatial readings, he considers how Pynchon historicizes issues ranging from the commodification of the urban landscape to the politics of place-making. In Mogultay's reading, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Day\u003c\/i\u003e is shown to offer an oblique negotiation of postmodern urban spaces, thus directing our attention to the ongoing erosion of sociospatial diversity in North American cities and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Utku Mogultay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501360159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501360152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Utku Mogultay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935198576895,"sku":"9781501360152","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b23400d-52bf-4757-af1d-11d883816846.jpg?v=1681418428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruins-of-urban-modernity-utku-mogultay-9781501360152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}