02630nam 2200445Ia 450 991015899780332120221108081912.097816137624481613762445(dli)HEB33574(CKB)3710000001018629(Perlego)3286981(EXLCZ)99371000000101862920180429e20092008 uy 0engurmnummmmuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe American college town /Blake Gumprecht1st pbk. print.Amherst, Mass. University of Massachusetts Press2009xx, 438 p. ill., maps ;26 cmReprint. Originally published: 2008.Original 9781558498136 9781558496712 (DLC) 2008024533 Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-411) and index.The college town is a unique type of urban place, shaped by the sometimes conflicting forces of youth, intellect, and idealism. The hundreds of college towns in the United States are, in essence, an academic archipelago. Similar to one another, they differ in fundamental ways from other cities and the regions in which they are located.In this highly readable book-the first work published on the subject-Blake Gumprecht identifies the distinguishing features of college towns, explains why they have developed as they have in the United States, and examines in depth various characteristics that make them unusual. In eight thematic chapters, he explores some of the most interesting aspects of college towns-their distinctive residential and commercial districts, their unconventional political cultures, their status as bohemian islands, their emergence as high-tech centers, and more. Each of these chapters focuses on a single college town as an example, while providing additional evidence from other towns.Lively, richly detailed, and profusely illustrated with original maps and photographs, as well as historical images, this is an important book that firmly establishes the college town as an integral component of the American experience. ACLS Humanities E-Book.Community and collegeUnited StatesUniversity townsUnited StatesCommunity and collegeUniversity townsGumprecht Blake790965American Council of Learned Societies.MiUMiUBOOK9910158997803321American college town1767151UNINA