"Americans, like their early European forebears and other world powers, realized that while farms, ranches, and other rural institutions were important, towns and cities were dynamic structures, capable of controlling and reorganizing space for miles--and even hundred of miles--beyond their municipal limits.... In their efforts to control and exploit outlying lands, America's Western cities and towns resembled ancient Athens, imperial Rome, renaissance...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0874175658
ISBN13:9780874175653
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:University of Nevada Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"
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