The Contested City

by John H. Mollenkopf

Book Overview

Over the last five decades American cities have been transformed as profoundly and tumultuously as they were during the industrial revolution. In contrast to that earlier era, this contemporary transformation has been stimulated and guided by governmental intervention. John H. Mollenkopf analyzes the government programs and the supporting political coalitions that made this intervention possible. His book shows how the success of these programs, developed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691022208
• ISBN13: 9780691022208
• Release Date: November 1983
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"