The metropolitan revolution : the rise of post-urban America / Jon C. Teaford.

Main entry:

Teaford, Jon C.

Title & Author:

The metropolitan revolution : the rise of post-urban America / Jon C. Teaford.

Publication:

Description:

306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

The Columbia history of urban life

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-295) and index.
Introduction : the metropolitan revolution -- 1945 -- Reinforcing the status quo -- Coming apart -- The debacle -- The new metropolitan world -- Beyond the Black-White city -- After the revolution.

Summary:

"Teaford surveys metropolitan areas from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt and the way in which postwar social, racial, and cultural shifts contributed to the decline of the central city as a hub of work, shopping, transportation, and entertainment."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0231133723 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231133722 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231133731 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780231133739 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Metropolitan areas United States History 20th century.
Cities and towns United States History 20th century.
Suburbs United States History 20th century.
Agglomérations urbaines États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Villes États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Banlieues États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
15.85 history of America.
71.14 urban society.
Suburbs
Cities and towns
Metropolitan areas
Metropolregion
Stadtentwicklung
Metropole
Urbanisation.
Race relations.
Immigration.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Columbia history of urban life.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245117
Call No.: BIB 174767
Status: Available

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