The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem, Promise, and Reality
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Book Overview
Modern cities embody America's successes and failures--while offering hope for the future. Throughout the twentieth century, the city was deemed a problematic space, one that Americans urgently needed to improve. Although cities from New York to Los Angeles served as grand monuments to wealth and enterprise, they also reflected the social and economic fragmentation of the nation. Race, ethnicity, and class splintered the metropolis...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1421420384
ISBN13:9781421420387
Release Date:September 2016
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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An insightful book for anyone
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book went through each decade and described how the times effected the development of the American City. There were numerous examples that painted a clear picture of what it was like to live during the time of prohibition, the depression, or the suburbanization of the 60's. Teaford makes the usually boring subject of history enjoyable!
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