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describes it as being "a provocative and persuasively argued cri de coeur against New York City's gentrification and the redevelopment of Times Square in the name of 'family values and safety,'...(Delany) writes frankly about his gay sexual adventures in the peep shows, porno movie houses and bars of
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Times Square. This personal history is juxtaposed with a detailed record of how the city's red light zones have changed over the past 40 years." In
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is a first-hand narrative of Delany's (often referred to as "Chip," or, occasionally, as "The Professor") sexual exploits in
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Index to Science Fiction: 1999 (Books: Listed by Author, Part 1)"
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the work is described as "remarkable" and "brilliant."
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The second essay in the book discusses the nature of
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Samuel R. Delany
Non-fiction
New York University Press
1999
Hardback
ISBN
0-8147-1919-8
OCLC
40838591
Dewey Decimal
LC Class
non-fiction
science fiction
Samuel R. Delany
1999
New York University Press
essays
Robert Reid-Pharr
Times Square
pornographic movie theaters
homosexual
heterosexual
social relations
urban studies
Jane Jacobs
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Salon
Eileen Myles
Review: Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.

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