America Becomes Urban: The Development of U.S. Cities and Towns, 1780-1980

by Eric H. Monkkonen

Book Overview

America's cities: celebrated by poets, courted by politicians, castigated by social reformers. In their numbers and complexity they challenge comprehension. Why is urban America the way it is? Eric Monkkonen offers a fresh approach to the myths and the history of US urban development, giving us an unexpected and welcome sense of our urban origins. His historically anchored vision of our cities places topics of finance, housing, social mobility, transportation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520061918
• ISBN13: 9780520061910
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"