The Making of Urban America

The Making of Urban America
ISBN-10
0842026398
ISBN-13
9780842026390
Series
The Making of Urban America
Category
Cities and towns
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Raymond A. Mohl

Description

This second edition is designed to introduce students of urban history to recent interpretive literature in this field. Its goal is to provide a coherent framework for understanding the pattern of American urbanization, while at the same time offering specific examples of the work of historians in the field.

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