| American Urbanism: A Historiographical Review Contributor(s): Gillette, Howard (Author), Miller, Zane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313249679 ISBN-13: 9780313249679 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1987 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| Lexile Measure: 1660 |
| Series: Contributions in Psychology, |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.43 lbs) 338 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |