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Klappentext This book, aimed at students of American history, geography and politics, looks at the background to the rise of distinctive regions in the United States and the effects of cultural, economic, racial and political factors on that process. The author then concentrates on developments since 1945, focusing on migrations, the changing pattern of energy resources, the changing physical environment, the urban regions, and the development of a national planning policy. This volume is thus a companion to Kenneth Fox's Metropolitan America in the Contemporary United States series. `...this book will be valuable as recommended reading for all undergraduate courses in American Studies.' L.Burgess, Geography. Zusammenfassung This book! aimed at students of American history! geography and politics! looks at the background to the rise of distinctive regions in the United States and the effects of cultural! economic! racial and political factors on that process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface.- PART 1 REGIONAL DIFFERENCES.- The Significance of Regions.- The Elements of Regional Differences in the US.- The Historic Basis of Present Regional Differences in the United States One America?.- PART 2 THE CONCERNS OF REGIONALISM.- 'Frostbelt' V. 'Sunbelt': A Particular Case Regions and Resources in the late Twentieth Century.- Changes in the Urban-Industrial Economy.- Regionalism as a Basis for Planning.- Conclusions.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.
