Urban America [[electronic resource] ] : growth, crisis, and rebirth / / John F. McDonald

• Autore: McDonald John F. <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76/40973
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - United States - History; Urban renewal - United States - History; Sociology, Urban - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-327) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Urban areas of the Northeast -- Urban areas of the Sunbelt, before air conditioning -- An American dilemma in 1950 -- The industrial Northeast and the great migration -- The new Sunbelt takes off -- Suburbanization : 1950-1970 -- Signs of trouble ahead -- August 1965 -- The great society and the urban riots -- Urban employment trends in the Northeast -- Urban growth in the Sunbelt : 1970-1990 -- New urban scholarship -- The vicious circle in urban America -- Rebirth in America's cities -- Urban rebirth in the Northeast : 1990-2000 -- Urban growth and rebirth in the Sunbelt -- Trends after 2000 : what is next for urban America?.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, tracing cycles of urban growth, urban crisis, and positive urban rebirth.
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban America
• ISBN: 1-317-45287-9; 0-7656-1807-9; 1-315-69844-7; 1-282-11949-4; 9786612119491; 0-7656-2441-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808596203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II