The making of urban America / edited by Raymond A. Mohl and Roger Biles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mohl, Raymond A.

Biles, Roger, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--United States--History.

Cities and towns.

United States.

History.

Urbanization--United States--History.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

viii, 456 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]

Summary:

The revised and updated third edition of iMaking of Urban Americai includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. This book is the only reader available that covers all of U.S. urban history and that also includes the most recent interpretive scholarship on the subject.

Contents:

Part I The Preindustrial City

Introduction 3

1 The Social Evolution of Preindustrial American Cities, 1700-1820 / Gary B. Nash Nash, Gary B. 17

2 Slavery, Emancipation, and Class Formation in Colonial and Early National New York City / Leslie M. Harris Harris, Leslie M. 39

3 The Enemy Within: Some Effects of Foreign Immigrants on Antebellum Southern Cities / Randall M. Miller Miller, Randall M. 59

Part II The Industrial City

Introduction 83

4 Underworlds and Underdogs: Big Tim Sullivan and Metropolitan Politics in New York, 1889-1913 / Daniel Czitrom Czitrom, Daniel 101

5 The "Poor Man's Friend": Saloonkeepers, Workers, and the Code of Reciprocity in U.S. Barrooms, 1879-1920 / Madelon Powers Powers, Madelon 121

6 Leisure and Labor / Kathy Peiss Peiss, Kathy 135

7 Chicago's 1919 Race Riot: Ethnicity, Class, and Urban Violence / Dominic A. Pacyga Pacyga, Dominic A. 155

8 Pittsburgh's Three Rivers: From Industrial Infrastructure to Environmental Asset / Timothy M. Collins Collins, Timothy M., Edward K. Muller Muller, Edward K., Joel A. Tarr Tarr, Joel A. 175

Part III The Modern Metropolis

Introduction 197

9 The New Deal in Dallas / Roger Biles Biles, Roger 223

10 Crabgrass-Roots Politics: Race, Rights, and the Reaction against Liberalism in the Urban North, 1840-1964 / Thomas J. Sugrue Sugrue, Thomas J. 239

11 Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Film Noir, Disneyland, and the Cold War (Sub)Urban Imaginary / Eric Avila Avila, Eric 267

12 Planned Destruction: The Interstates and Central City Housing / Raymond A. Mohl Mohl, Raymond A. 287

13 Harold and Dutch: A Comparative Look at the First Black Mayors of Chicago and New Orleans / Arnold R. Hirsch Hirsch, Arnold R. 303

14 Latino Immigrants and the Politics of Space in Atlanta / Mary E. Odem Odem, Mary E. 319

15 What Is an American City? / Michael B. Katz Katz, Michael B. 331

Part IV The Historiography of Urban America

New Perspectives on American Urban History / Raymond A. Mohl Mohl, Raymond A., Roger Biles Biles, Roger 343.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742552357

9780742552340

0742552349

OCLC:

742512287

Publisher Number:

99946303384