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The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader introduces the history of American cities and suburbs through a collection of original source materials that historians have long used to make sense of the urban experience.

  • Carefully integrates and juxtaposes the primary sources that are at the heart of the collection
  • Revisits and compares issues and themes over time
  • Reveals how the history of cities and suburbs is not limited to buildings, innovation, and politics, and not confined to municipal boundaries
  • Explores a wide variety of topics, including infrastructure development, electoral politics, consumer culture, battles over rights, environmental change, and the meaning of citizenship

The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 30/01/2015
    ISBN13: 9781444339000, 978-1444339000
    ISBN10: 1444339001

    Number of Pages: 344

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader introduces the history of American cities and suburbs through a collection of original source materials that historians have long used to make sense of the urban experience.

    • Carefully integrates and juxtaposes the primary sources that are at the heart of the collection
    • Revisits and compares issues and themes over time
    • Reveals how the history of cities and suburbs is not limited to buildings, innovation, and politics, and not confined to municipal boundaries
    • Explores a wide variety of topics, including infrastructure development, electoral politics, consumer culture, battles over rights, environmental change, and the meaning of citizenship

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