Urbanism and Empire in the Far West, 1840-1890

by Eugene P. Moehring

"Americans, like their early European forebears and other world powers, realized that while farms, ranches, and other rural institutions were important, towns and cities were dynamic structures, capable of controlling and reorganizing space for miles--and even hundred of miles--beyond their municipal limits.... In their efforts to control and exploit outlying lands, America's Western cities and towns resembled ancient Athens, imperial Rome, renaissance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874175658
• ISBN13: 9780874175653
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"