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The urbanization of America, [1860-1915].
- Title
- The urbanization of America, [1860-1915].
- Author
- McKelvey, Blake, 1903-2000.
- Publication
- New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press [1963]
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Details
- Description
- 370 pages illustrations; 25 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliography.
- Contents
- Pt. I: "The rise of the city", 1860-1910 : -- Diffusion of urban sites -- Emergence of industrial cities -- Transformation of the metropolis -- Lure of the city -- Pt. II: Building and governing the cities : from horse cars to rapid transit -- "Shame of the cities" -- Civic renaissance -- Planning the city beautiful -- Pt. III: Urban institutions and social tensions : workers and their unions -- From charity to community welfare -- Emergence of the social gospel -- Pervasive vitality of the city schools -- Pt. IV: Forging an urban culture, 1860-1910 : Urban recreation -- Entertainment and the arts -- Graphic arts and the sciences -- Literature and learning in cities -- Pt. V: The culmination of a half-century of urbanization, 1910-1915 : Triumph of metropolitan regionalism -- Civic and social Armageddon -- Cultural fulfillment and disenchantment.
- ISBN
- 081350421X
- 9780813504216
- LCCN
- 62021248
- OCLC
- ocm00261585
- 261585
- SCSB-8934770
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library