Mapping Decline - St. Louis and the Fate of the American City

Informationen zum Autor Colin Gordon is Professor of History at The University of Iowa and author of Dead on Arrival: The Politics of Health Care in Twentieth- Century America and New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics in America, 1920-1935. Klappentext Colin Gordon is Professor of History at The University of Iowa and author of Dead on Arrival: The Politics of Health Care in Twentieth- Century America and New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics in America, 1920-1935. Zusammenfassung Mapping Decline! illustrated with more than 75 full-color maps! traces the ways private real estate restrictions! local planning and zoning! federal housing policies! and urban renewal encouraged "white flight" and urban decline in St. Louis! Missouri. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps, Figures, and Tables Preface Introduction. Our House: The Twentieth Century at 4635 North Market Street Local Politics, Local Power: Governing Greater St. Louis, 1940-2000 "The Steel Ring": Race and Realty in Greater St. Louis Patchwork Metropolis: Municipal Zoning in Greater St. Louis Fighting Blight: Urban Renewal Policies and Programs, 1945-2000 City of Blight: The Limits of Urban Renewal in Greater St. Louis Conclusion. Our House Revisited: The Twenty-First Century at 4635 North Market Street Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Colin Gordon
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2009
• EAN: 9780812220940
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2094-0
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Politics and Culture in Modern; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories