The Mysteries of the Great City: The Politics of Urban Design, 1877-1937

by JOHN FAIRFIELD and John Fairfield

Book Overview

The Mysteries of the Great City examines the physical, cultural, and political transformations of the American city between the Gilded Age and the New Deal. Focusing on New York, Chicago, and Cincinnati, John Fairfield demonstrates that these transformations before and after the advent of city planning were the result of political decisions influenced by corporate and private wealth.

The expansion and reorganization of the great city...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814207545
• ISBN13: 9780814207543
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"