Lisa Keller’s Book “Triumph of Order” Examines Democracy and Public Space in New York and London April 2, 2009

Lisa Keller, author and history professor at Purchase College, will
participate in a panel on April 2 at the Museum of the City of New York called “The Resilient City: New York Facing Adversity,” in which she will discuss her observations from her new book, “Triumph of Order: Democracy and Public Space in New York and London.”

The book examines how urban environments were created where
residents work, live and prosper with minimal disruption. New York and
London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating stability for economic growth. At the same time these two world cities attempted to maintain an expansive level of free speech and assembly, concepts deeply ingrained in both national cultures. As democracy expanded in tandem with the size of the cities themselves, the two goals clashed, resulting in tensions over their compatibility.
Joining her will be moderator Kenneth Jackson of Columbia University, Nicholas Bloom of the New York Institute of Technology, and Fred
Kameny of Duke University.

Official Website: http://www.mcny.org