Encyclopedia of American Urban History
- ISBN-10
- 0761928847
- ISBN-13
- 9780761928843
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 1056
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- David Goldfield
Description
After a generation of pathbreaking scholarship that has reoriented and enlightened our perception of the American city, the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of American Urban History offer both a summary and an interpretation of the field. With contributions from leading academics in their fields, this authoritative resource offers an interdisciplinary approach by covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology.
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