Cities Of The Heartland

Author : Jon C. Teaford
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0253209145

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Cities of the Heartland by Jon C. Teaford Pdf

"Recommended for all who want to learn about the origins of the contemporary urban crisis." —Library Journal Teaford writes a definitive history of the transformation of "America's heartland" into the "Rust Belt," chronicling the development of the cities of the industrial Midwest as they challenged the urban supremacy of the East, from their heyday to the trying times of the 1970s and '80s. The early part of this century brought wealth and promise to the heartland: automobile production made Detroit a boomtown, and automobile-related industries enriched communities; Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School of architects asserted the Midwest's aesthetic independence; Sherwood Anderson and Carl Sandburg established Chicago as a literary mecca; Jane Addams made the Illinois metropolis an urban laboratory for experiments in social justice. Soon, however, emerging Sunbelt cities began to rob such cities as Cincinnati, Saint Louis, and Chicago of their distinction as boom areas, foreshadowing urban crisis.

Author : Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0226005453

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Heartland of Cities by Adams Pdf

Author : Warren R. Copeland
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664232290

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Doing Justice in Our Cities by Warren R. Copeland Pdf

Warren Copeland draws from his experience of more than two decades in city politics and addresses head on the issue of Christian ethics in public service. Throughout, he animates the discussion with numerous anecdotes from his tenure in City Hall, combining examples of specific ethical issues in American cities with theological and ethical reflection. Then he takes it a step further by including specific suggestions for addressing social injustice in a manner that is true to Christian faith.

Author : Barbara J. Miner
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781595588647

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Lessons from the Heartland by Barbara J. Miner Pdf

“Miner’s story of Milwaukee is filled with memorable characters . . . explores with consummate skill the dynamics of race, politics, and schools in our time.” —Mike Rose, author of The Mind at Work Weaving together the racially fraught history of public education in Milwaukee and the broader story of hypersegregation in the rust belt, Lessons from the Heartland tells of a city’s fall from grace—and its chance for redemption in the twenty-first century. A symbol of middle American working-class values, Wisconsin—and in particular urban Milwaukee—has been at the forefront of a half century of public education experiments, from desegregation and “school choice” to vouchers and charter schools. This book offers a sweeping narrative portrait of an all-American city at the epicenter of public education reform, and an exploration of larger issues of race and class in our democracy. The author, a former Milwaukee Journal reporter whose daughters went through the public school system, explores the intricate ways that jobs, housing, and schools intersect, underscoring the intrinsic link between the future of public schools and the dreams and hopes of democracy in a multicultural society. “A social history with the pulse and pace of a carefully crafted novel and a Dickensian cast of unforgettable characters. With the eye of an ethnographer, the instincts of a beat reporter, and the heart of a devoted mother and citizen activist, Miner has created a compelling portrait of a city, a time, and a people on the edge. This is essential reading.” —Bill Ayers, author of Teaching Toward Freedom “Eloquently captures the narratives of schoolchildren, parents, and teachers.” —Library Journal

Author : Robert McCormick Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0226005445

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Heartland of Cities by Robert McCormick Adams Pdf

Author : John Tutino,Martin V. Melosi
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469648767

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New World Cities by John Tutino,Martin V. Melosi Pdf

For millennia, urban centers were pivots of power and trade that ruled and linked rural majorities. After 1950, explosive urbanization led to unprecedented urban majorities around the world. That transformation--inextricably tied to rising globalization--changed almost everything for nearly everybody: production, politics, and daily lives. In this book, seven eminent scholars look at the similar but nevertheless divergent courses taken by Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montreal, Los Angeles, and Houston in the twentieth century, attending to the challenges of rapid growth, the gains and limits of popular politics, and the profound local effects of a swiftly modernizing, globalizing economy. By exploring the rise of these six cities across five nations, New World Cities investigates the complexities of power and prosperity, difficulty and desperation, while reckoning with the social, cultural, and ethnic dynamics that mark all metropolitan areas. Contributors: Michele Dagenais, Mark Healey, Martin V. Melosi, Bryan McCann, Joseph A. Pratt, George J. Sanchez, and John Tutino.

Author : Karen Lee Osborne,William J. Spurlin
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816627541

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Reclaiming the Heartland by Karen Lee Osborne,William J. Spurlin Pdf

This important and diverse new collection by writers and artists who have lived in the Midwest presents a wide range of fiction, poetry, memoir, essays, and photography, adding a vital point of view to the cannon of lesbian and gay literature.

Author : J. Rosie Tighe,Stephanie Ryberg-Webster
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822986881

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Legacy Cities by J. Rosie Tighe,Stephanie Ryberg-Webster Pdf

Legacy cities, also commonly referred to as shrinking, or post-industrial cities, are places that have experienced sustained population loss and economic contraction. In the United States, legacy cities are those that are largely within the Rust Belt that thrived during the first half of the 20th century. In the second half of the century, these cities declined in economic power and population leaving a legacy of housing stock, warehouse districts, and infrastructure that is ripe for revitalization. This volume explores not only the commonalities across legacy cities in terms of industrial heritage and population decline, but also their differences. Legacy Cities poses the questions: What are the legacies of legacy cities? How do these legacies drive contemporary urban policy, planning and decision-making? And, what are the prospects for the future of these cities? Contributors primarily focus on Cleveland, Ohio, but all Rust Belt cities are discussed.

Author : Alan Mallach
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610917810

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The Divided City by Alan Mallach Pdf

In The Divided City, urban practitioner and scholar Alan Mallach presents a detailed picture of what has happened over the past 15 to 20 years in industrial cities like Pittsburgh and Baltimore, as they have undergone unprecedented, unexpected revival. He spotlights these changes while placing them in their larger economic, social and political context. Most importantly, he explores the pervasive significance of race in American cities, and looks closely at the successes and failures of city governments, nonprofit entities, and citizens as they have tried to address the challenges of change. The Divided City concludes with strategies to foster greater equality and opportunity, firmly grounding them in the cities' economic and political realities.

Author : Peter Karl Kresl
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783479641

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Cities and Partnerships for Sustainable Urban Development by Peter Karl Kresl Pdf

Over the past two decades, sustainability has become a principal concern for city administrators. It is more than just an environmental issue entailing economic, demographic, governance, social, and amenity aspects. After a short introduction to some t

Author : Peter McGahan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483141916

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Urban Sociology in Canada by Peter McGahan Pdf

Urban Sociology in Canada, Second Edition introduces the fundamentals of the theoretical structure of Canadian urban studies. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that are organized into six parts. The text provides census data of various Canadian cities along with urban empirical studies to help illustrate the generalization and concepts. The book first covers the classical foundations of urban sociology, and then proceeds to discussing the growth of urban system. The third part talks about the process of entrance to the urban system, while the fourth part deals with the spatial shape of the urban system. The last two parts tackle urbanism and the regulation of urban system, respectively. The book will be of great use to social scientists who involve urban population as the main demographics of their research study.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : MINN:31951D024060073

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel Amsterdam
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812292732

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Roaring Metropolis by Daniel Amsterdam Pdf

Debates about poverty and inequality in the United States frequently invoke the early twentieth century as a time when new social legislation helped moderate corporate power. But as historian Daniel Amsterdam shows, the relationship between business interests and the development of American government was hardly so simple. Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists roughly a century ago. Far from antigovernment stalwarts, business leaders in cities across the country often advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs. They championed public schooling, public health, the construction of libraries, museums, parks, and playgrounds, and decentralized cities filled with freestanding homes—a set of initiatives that they believed would foster political stability and economic growth during an era of explosive, often chaotic, urban expansion. The efforts of businessmen on this front had deep historical roots but bore the most fruit during the 1920s, an era often misconstrued as an antigovernment moment. As Daniel Amsterdam illustrates, public spending soared across urban America during the decade due in part to businessmen's political activism. With a focus on three different cities—Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta—and a host of political groups—organized labor, machine politicians, African American and immigrant activists, middle-class women's groups, and the Ku Klux Klan—Roaring Metropolis traces businessmen's quest to build cities and nurture an urban citizenry friendly to capitalism and the will of urban capitalists.

Author : Meredith Marsh,Peter S. Alagona
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781506291772

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AP Human Geography Premium, 2025: Prep Book with 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice by Meredith Marsh,Peter S. Alagona Pdf

Power up your study sessions with Barron's AP Human Geography on Kahoot!‑‑ additional, free practice to help you ace your exam! Be prepared for exam day with Barron’s. Trusted content from AP experts! Barron’s AP Human Geography Premium, 2025 includes in‑depth content review and practice. It’s the only book you’ll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron’s‑‑all content is written and reviewed by AP experts Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the most recent exam Get a leg up with tips, strategies, and study advice for exam day‑‑it’s like having a trusted tutor by your side Be Confident on Exam Day Sharpen your test‑taking skills with 6 full‑length practice tests–3 in the book, including a diagnostic test to target your studying, and 3 more online –plus detailed answer explanations for all questions Strengthen your knowledge with in‑depth review covering all units on the AP Human Geography exam Reinforce your learning with multiple-choice and free-response practice questions at the end of each chapter, all accompanied by clear answers and explanations Learn to think geographically by reviewing key terms and their definitions, detailed maps and graphs, end-of-chapter summaries, and much more Robust Online Practice Continue your practice with 3 full‑length practice tests on Barron’s Online Learning Hub Simulate the exam experience with a timed test option Deepen your understanding with detailed answer explanations and expert advice Gain confidence with scoring to check your learning progress

Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Telecommunication
ISBN : MSU:31293026412449

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FCC Record by United States. Federal Communications Commission Pdf