Building Cities in America: Urbanization and Suburbanization in a Frontier SocietyHamilton Press, 1987 - 291 páginas What is the distinctive character of America's cities? How have our metropolitan regions evolved since the Colonial period? What effect will local politics have on the future of the American city? These are the questions Daniel J. Elazar addresses in this third volume of his highly-acclaimed 'Cities of the Prairie' trilogy. Recognizing the growing alienation from local institutions on the part of city-dwellers nation-wide, Elazar explains why the restoration of local attachments should be a matter of first priority. Co-published with Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. |
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Are We a Nation of Cities? | 3 |
Table 11 The Growth of Cities By Class 19201980 | 5 |
The New American Town | 27 |
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