Albuquerque: A City at the End of the World - Paperback

by V. B. Price (Author), Kirk Gittings (Photographer)

This impassioned book, both a loving description and a critique, defines urban values in a milieu that is rarely recognized as a city. Updated more than ten years after its initial publication, it is more relevant than ever to Albuquerque's future. A new chapter describes Albuquerque's recent development, placing it in the context of urban growth in the West.

Front Jacket

Updated more than ten years after its initial publication, this impassioned book is more relevant than ever to Albuquerque's future. "Illuminating, provocative. . . . a complex, intelligent study of urbanization through an intimate examination of Albuquerque. . . . an insightful, absorbing book."--El Palacio

Back Jacket

Updated more than ten years after its initial publication, this impassioned book is more relevant than ever to Albuquerque's future. Illuminating, provocative. . . . a complex, intelligent study of urbanization through an intimate examination of Albuquerque. . . . an insightful, absorbing book.--El Palacio

Author Biography

V.B.PriceisanotedNewMexicanpoetandjournalist--andmore.HeisamemberofthefacultyoftheUniversityofNewMexico'sHonorsCollege, formereditoroftheMaryBurrittChristensenPoetrySeriesattheUniversityofNewMexicoPress, andanadjunctassociateprofessorattheUNMSchoolofArchitectureandPlanning.HeisacofounderoftheonlinepublicationNewMexicoMercuryandtheauthorofseveralbooks, includingTheOrphanedLand: NewMexico'sEnvironmentSincetheManhattanProject.