{"product_id":"the-twentiethcentury-american-city-9781421420387","title":"The TwentiethCentury American City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTouching on aging central cities, technoburbs, and the ongoing conflict between inner-city poverty and urban boosterism, The Twentieth-Century American City offers a broad, accessible overview of America's persistent struggle for a better city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Problem, Promise, and Reality\u003cbr\u003e2. The Century Begins, 1900–1919\u003cbr\u003eThe Downtown\u003cbr\u003eThe Neighborhoods\u003cbr\u003eRighting the Urban Wrongs\u003cbr\u003e3. Promises Thwarted\u003cbr\u003eThe Failure of Moral Reform\u003cbr\u003eThe Failure of Political Reform\u003cbr\u003eThe Imperfect Mosaic\u003cbr\u003eAutomobiles and the Promise of Suburbia\u003cbr\u003e4. An Interlude in Urban Development, 1930–1945\u003cbr\u003eThe Depression\u003cbr\u003eThe Federal Response\u003cbr\u003eThe Wartime City\u003cbr\u003e5. Suburbia Triumphant, 1945–1964\u003cbr\u003eSuburban Boom\u003cbr\u003eCentral-City Bust\u003cbr\u003eReviving the Central City\u003cbr\u003e6. An Age of \"Urban Crisis,\" 1964–1979\u003cbr\u003eRebellion and Crime\u003cbr\u003eWashington's Response to Urban Crisis\u003cbr\u003eThe Fiscal Crisis\u003cbr\u003eThe New Ethnic Politics\u003cbr\u003e7. Toward a New Metropolis, 1980 and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eRenaissance or Bust\u003cbr\u003eThe New Ethnic Mosaic\u003cbr\u003eThe Post-suburban Metropolis\u003cbr\u003e8. The Turn-of-the-Century City\u003cbr\u003eRevival amid the Ruins\u003cbr\u003eStopping Sprawl\u003cbr\u003eBibliographical Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408119800151,"sku":"9781421420387","price":25.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421420387.jpg?v=1730501657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-twentiethcentury-american-city-9781421420387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}