The Modern American Metropolis – A Documentary Reader Freund Hardback

The Modern American MetropolisA Documentary Reader\nAuthor(s): David M. P. Freund\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781444339017, 978-1444339017\nSynopsis\nThe Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader introduces the history of American cities and suburbs through a collection of original source materials that historians have long used to make sense of the urban experience.\n\nCarefully integrates and juxtaposes the primary sources that are at the heart of the collection\nRevisits and compares issues and themes over time\nReveals how the history of cities and suburbs is not limited to buildings, innovation, and politics, and not confined to municipal boundaries\nExplores a wide variety of topics, including infrastructure development, electoral politics, consumer culture, battles over rights, environmental change, and the meaning of citizenship