Race, class and power in the building of Richmond, 1870-1920 / Steven J. Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Steven J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Virginia--Richmond--History.

City planning.

Community life--Virginia--Richmond--History.

Community life.

Social classes--Virginia--Richmond--History.

Social classes.

Elite (Social sciences)--Virginia--Richmond--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Power (Social sciences)--Virginia--Richmond--History.

Power (Social sciences).

City planning--United States--Case studies.

History.

United States.

Virginia--Richmond.

Richmond (Va.)--History.

Richmond (Va.).

Richmond (Va.)--Social conditions.

Richmond (Va.)--Race relations.

Richmond (Va.)--Politics and government.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Summary:

The city of Richmond exemplified characteristics of both Northern and Southern cities. Retreating Confederate soldiers started fires that destroyed the city in 1865, but by 1870, the former capital of the Confederacy was on the road to recovery from war and reconstruction, reestablishing itself as an important manufacturing and trade center. The city's size, diversity and economic position not only allows for comparisons to both Northern and Southern cities but also permits an analysis of the role of groups other than the elite in the city building process.

Contents:

Richmond elites and the city-building process

The limitations of a constrained elite

Public health and the economy : the negative effect of discrimination on the city building agenda of Richmond's commercial-civic elites

Political action and the city-building process

Unintended outcomes : community building and its effect on the city-building process.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-221) and index.

ISBN:

0786416165

OCLC:

53919928