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