Philadelphia : a brief history / / Roger D. Simon
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| Autore: |
Simon Roger D.
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| Titolo: |
Philadelphia : a brief history / / Roger D. Simon
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Temple University Press, , 2017 |
| ©2017 | |
| Edizione: | Revised and updated edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 974.8/11 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Philadelphia (Pa.) History |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Establishing a community/ building an economy : beginnings to 1800 -- Community good/manufacturing city : 1800-1865 -- Industry triumphant/civic failure : 1865-1930 -- Economic decline/community turmoil : 1930-1980 -- Struggling toward the post-industrial city : 1980-2015. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Philadelphia offers a historical overview, from William Penn's founding of the Quaker City to its deindustrialization and gentrification in the early twenty-first century. As Roger Simon demonstrates, the history of Philadelphia is the story of the enduring efforts to sustain economic prosperity while fulfilling community needs, and the continued tension between these priorities. Book jacket. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Philadelphia |
| ISBN: | 1-932304-27-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825833503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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