Evolution of American Urban Society

List of contents

Chapter 1. Urban America in the Colonial Age, 1500-1776 Chapter 2. Urban Expansion in the New Nation, 1776-1860 Chapter 3. Life in the Walking City, 1820-1865 Chapter 4. Industrialization and the Changing Shape of the City, 1865-1920 Chapter 5. Newcomers and the Urban Core, 1865-1920 Chapter 6. Bosses and Reformers in City Politics, 1870-1920 Chapter 7. Reforming the Social and Physical Environment, 1870-1920 Chapter 8. Cities in an Age of Metropolitanism:The 1920s and 1930s Chapter 9. The EmergingUrban Crisis 1941-1975 Chapter 10.New Hope and New Concerns in the American City

Summary

The Evolution of American Urban History blends historical perspectives on society, economics, politics, and policy, while focusing on the ways in which diverse peoples have inhabited and interacted in cities.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Baldwin, Howard P. Chudacoff, Howard P. Smith Chudacoff, Chudacoff Howard P., Judith Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138474154
• ISBN: 978-1-138-47415-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / General, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history