Main entry:

Warner, Sam Bass, 1928-2022, author.

Title & Author:

The urban wilderness : a history of the American city / Sam Bass Warner.

Publication:

New York : Harper & Row, [1972]
©1972

Description:

xvii, 303 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290).
1. Taking up the land. Tradition as determinant: New England folk planning, the weight of English custom, resistance to change ; Saving yesterday's property: management of land, zoning, city planning, and interstate highways -- 2. Building a nation of cities. The engine of private enterprise: New York 1820-70 commerce, canals, and sweatshops ; The segregated city: Chicago 1870-1920 factories, railroads, and skyscrapers ; The new freedom: Los Angeles 1920- bureaucracy, racism, and automobiles -- 3. The past in the present. The inheritance of the neighborhoods: processing migrants by class, race, and religion four-part cultures ; Coping with the urban environment: public crises and private benefit the response of charity, reform, and science ; The neglect of everyday life: pouring new money into old institutions housing and health care ; Choice and continuity: summary.
Also issued online.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0060145315
9780060145316
0060469099
9780060469092

Subject:

Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Cities and towns United States.
Cities and towns United States History.
Villes États-Unis Histoire.
Villes États-Unis.
71.14 urban society.
Cities and towns
Stadt
Steden.
Sociaal-economische geschiedenis.
United States
USA
cultuur
culture
geografie
geography
geschiedenis
history
sociologie
sociology
steden
towns
stedelijke gebieden
urban areas
stedelijke samenleving
urban society
urbanisatie
urbanization
vs
usa
beschaving
civilization
cultuurgeschiedenis
cultural history
Geography (General)
Geografie

Form/genre:

History
History (form)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 58622
Call No.: ID PLB; ID:90-B6955
Status: Available