The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem, Promise, and Reality (The American Moment)

Professor Jon C. Teaford

ISBN 10: 0801830966 / ISBN 13: 9780801830969

Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0801830966I3N10

Synopsis:

The second edition of this highly acclaimed book brings the story of urban America upto date through the early 1990s, with an analysis of recent attempts to revive aging central cities and a look at a new form of development known as technoburbs or edge cities.

Review:

"Teaford has written an exceptionally useful book for undergraduate teaching. His discussion of American cities in the twentieth century is built around clear interpretive themes that students should quickly recognize and to which they can reasonably be asked to respond... This is a book welldesigned for undergraduate use." -- Terry A. Cooney, History Teacher

"A lively, thoughtful, and well-written book that should prove to be exciting for the undergraduate student and useful also for the well-read scholar." -- Joseph L. Arnold, History

"This book has value for all students of modern urban America. Do I plan to use it for my own urban history course? Yes, most definitely." -- Edward K. Spann, Indiana Magazine of History

"The book has much to recommend it as a supplementary textbook for a number of urban and historical geography courses." -- Peter O. Muller, Progress in Human Geography

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Twentieth-Century American City: Problem...
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket