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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION: WHEN LEGEND BECOMES FACT 1
1. THE LONE TENEMENT 19
2. PERCEPTION IS REALITY 34
3. DEATH AND TAXES 71
4. A GLOBAL BRONX 124
5. SOUTH BRONX SURREAL 145
6. THE PARANOID STYLE OF SOUTH BRONX FILM 198
CONCLUSION: THE RIVER IS DEEP 237
NOTES 251
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 285
INDEX 291

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION: WHEN LEGEND BECOMES FACT 1
1. THE LONE TENEMENT 19
2. PERCEPTION IS REALITY 34
3. DEATH AND TAXES 71
4. A GLOBAL BRONX 124
5. SOUTH BRONX SURREAL 145
6. THE PARANOID STYLE OF SOUTH BRONX FILM 198
CONCLUSION: THE RIVER IS DEEP 237
NOTES 251
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 285
INDEX 291

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