The Evolution Of American Urban History S2pcl

Author : Howard P. Chudacoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315511030

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The Evolution of American Urban History, (S2PCL) by Howard P. Chudacoff Pdf

This interesting and informative book shows how different groups of urban residents with different social, economic, and political power cope with the urban environment, struggle to make a living, participate in communal institutions, and influence the direction of cities and urban life. An absorbing book, The Evolution of American Urban Society surveys the dynamics of American urbanization from the sixteenth century to the present, skillfully blending historical perspectives on society, economics, politics, and policy, and focusing on the ways in which diverse peoples have inhabited and interacted in cities. Key topics: Broad coverage includes: the Colonial Age, commercialization and urban expansion, life in the walking city, industrialization, newcomers, city politics, the social and physical environment, the 1920s and 1930s, the growth of suburbanization, and the future of modern cities. Market: An interesting and necessary read for anyone involved in urban sociology, including urban planners, city managers, and those in the urban political arena.

Author : Sam Bass Warner, Jr.,Andrew Whittemore
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780262300926

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American Urban Form by Sam Bass Warner, Jr.,Andrew Whittemore Pdf

An illustrated history of the American city's evolution from sparsely populated village to regional metropolis. American Urban Form—the spaces, places, and boundaries that define city life—has been evolving since the first settlements of colonial days. The changing patterns of houses, buildings, streets, parks, pipes and wires, wharves, railroads, highways, and airports reflect changing patterns of the social, political, and economic processes that shape the city. In this book, Sam Bass Warner and Andrew Whittemore map more than three hundred years of the American city through the evolution of urban form. They do this by offering an illustrated history of “the City”—a hypothetical city (constructed from the histories of Boston, Philadelphia, and New York) that exemplifies the American city's transformation from village to regional metropolis. In an engaging text accompanied by Whittemore's detailed, meticulous drawings, they chart the City's changes. Planning for the future of cities, they remind us, requires an understanding of the forces that shaped the city's past.

Author : David Quigley
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 1405150815

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A Companion to American Urban History by David Quigley Pdf

This Companion provides a definitive overview of the field of American urban history. With contributions from leading scholars of American history, urban studies and related disciplines, the Companion provides a multidisciplinary perspective and highlights the considerable developments in scholarship in recent years. The Companion's thirty original essays provide a comprehensive, engaging and accessible introduction to the field. Divided into three parts, the book begins by addressing the current state of the discipline; surveys the history and historiography of the American city from colonial ports through to the end of the nineteenth century; and concludes with an exploration of the evolution of urban America since 1900. A Companion to American Urban History is essential reading for students and scholars of American History and urban studies.

Author : Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000904970

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America's Urban History by Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey Pdf

In this second edition, America’s Urban History now includes contemporary analysis of race, immigration, and cities under the Trump administration and has been fully updated with new scholarship on early urbanization, mass incarceration and cities, the Great Society, the diversification of the suburbs, and environmental justice. The United States is one of the most heavily urbanized places in the world, and its urban history is essential to understanding the fundamental narrative of American history. This book is an accessible overview of the history of American cities, including Indigenous settlements, colonial America, the American West, the postwar metropolis, and the present-day landscape of suburban sprawl and an urbanized population. It examines the ways in which urbanization is connected to divisions of society along the lines of race, class, and gender, but it also studies how cities have been sources of opportunity, hope, and success for individuals and the nation. Images, maps, tables, and a guide to further reading provide engaging accompaniment to illustrate key concepts and themes. Spanning centuries of America’s urban past, this book’s depth and insight make it an ideal text for students and scholars in urban studies and American history.

Author : David R. Goldfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : OCLC:263590982

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Encyclopedia of American Urban History by David R. Goldfield Pdf

Author : Raymond A. Mohl
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0842026398

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The Making of Urban America by Raymond A. Mohl Pdf

This second edition is designed to introduce students of urban history to recent interpretive literature in this field. Its goal is to provide a coherent framework for understanding the pattern of American urbanization, while at the same time offering specific examples of the work of historians in the field.

Author : Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 113804105X

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The American Urban Reader by Lisa Krissoff Boehm,Steven H. Corey Pdf

The American Urban Reader, Second Edition, brings together the most exciting and cutting-edge work on the history of urban forms and ways of life in the evolution of the United States, from pre-colonial Native American Indian cities, colonial European settlements, and western expansion to rapidly expanding metropolitan regions, the growth of suburbs, and post-industrial cities. Each chapter is arranged chronologically and thematically around scholarly essays from historians, social scientists, and journalists, that are supplemented by relevant primary documents which offer more nuanced perspectives and convey the diversity and interdisciplinary nature of the study of the urban condition. Building upon the success of the First Edition, and responding to increasingly polarized national discourse in the era of the Donald Trump's presidency, The American Urban Reader Second Edition highlights both the historical urban/rural divide and the complexity and deeply woven salience of race and ethnic relations in American history. Lisa Krissoff Boehm and Steven H. Corey, who together hold forty-five years of classroom experience in urban studies and history, and have selected a range of work that is dynamically written and carefully edited to be accessible to students and appropriate for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how American cities have developed.

Author : Shane Ewen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509501342

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What is Urban History? by Shane Ewen Pdf

Urban history is a well-established and flourishing field of historical research. Written by a leading scholar, this short introduction demonstrates how urban history draws upon a wide variety of methodologies and sources, and has been integral to the rise of interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to history since the second half of the twentieth century. Shane Ewen offers an accessible and clearly written guide to the study of urban history for the student, teacher, researcher or general reader who is new to the field and interested in learning about past approaches as well as key themes, concepts and trajectories for future research. He takes a global and comparative viewpoint, combining a discussion of classic texts with the latest literature to illustrate the current debates and controversies across the urban world. The historiography of the field is mapped out by theme, including new topics of interest, with a particular focus on space and social identity, power and governance, the built environment, culture and modernity, and the growth and spread of transnational networking. By discussing a number of historic and fast-growing cities across the world, What is Urban History? demonstrates the importance of the history of urban life to our understanding of the world, both in the present and the future. As a result, urban history remains pivotal for explaining the continued growth of towns and cities in a global context, and is particularly useful for identifying the various problems and solutions faced by fast-growing megacities in the developing world.

Author : Howard P. Chudacoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UCSC:32106011014617

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Major Problems in American Urban History by Howard P. Chudacoff Pdf

This volume offers an exciting examination of the nation' s urban development, reflecting historians' awareness of the city' s pivotal role in the unfolding of American history.

Author : John William Reps
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780691006185

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The Making of Urban America by John William Reps Pdf

This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.

Author : Alexander B. Callow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041824785

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American Urban History by Alexander B. Callow Pdf

Author : Eric H. Monkkonen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0520061918

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America Becomes Urban by Eric H. Monkkonen Pdf

Looks at how U.S. cities have changed since colonial times and discusses housing, finance, social mobility, crime, transportation, and growth

Author : Henry Collier Wright
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1021978663

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The American City: An Outline of Its Development and Functions by Henry Collier Wright Pdf

The American City An Outline of Its Development and Functions is a thorough exploration of the history and evolution of American cities. Wright offers insights into the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped urban development, as well as the challenges and opportunities that cities face today. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in urban planning, development, and policy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Joseph R. Hollingsworth,Ellen J. Hollingsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 060801866X

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Dimensions in Urban History by Joseph R. Hollingsworth,Ellen J. Hollingsworth Pdf

Author : Howard Gillette,Zane Miller
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1987-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038296781

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American Urbanism by Howard Gillette,Zane Miller Pdf

One of the major growth fields of the past quarter century, American urban history has generated a rich and diverse literature spanning a number of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. In this time of transition, historians and practitioners alike can benefit greatly from assessing the contributions of the field. This valuable reference work takes a critical approach to existing literature. Dealing with various related avenues of the field which have not always been closely linked together, these essays provide a basis for new synthesis and reinterpretation, as well as for judgment about the lasting effects of the American urban experience.