Building Chicago: Suburban Developers and the Creation of a Divided Metropolis
(Part of the Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series)
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The modern suburbanite lives among manicured lawns, shopping centers, and public schools with private school reputations. Socially and economically dependent on the city, but autonomously governed, suburban life ostensibly offers the best of both worlds. In Building Chicago, Ann Durkin Keating offers a fascinating account of the birth and growth of Chicago's suburbs, the governments that developed to service them, and the ideas that guided...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252070550
ISBN13:9780252070556
Release Date:March 2002
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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