The Evolution of American Urban Society （8TH）

Chudacoff, Howard P./ Smith, Judith/ Baldwin, Peter

Routledge（2017/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781138474154
• DDC分類 307.760973

Full Description

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, skilfully 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.

Contents

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