'New York. Portrait of a City'

Across nearly 600 pages, the charisma, glamour and grit of New York City is captured in Taschen's 'New York. Portrait of a City', a visual tribute to the Greatest City in the World. Charting the fluctuating fortunes of the charismatic city from the mid-19th century to the present day, the monograph features the work of renowned photographers that include Margaret Bourke-White, Berenice Abbott, Ruth Orkin and Allen Ginsberg alongside commentary on New York's streets, its chaos, energy, ethnic diversity, culture, fashion, and architecture. The comprehensive volume spans various eras that include the Jazz Age, the disco period, the days of the Depression and the city in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.