Building the South Side

Urban Space and Civic Culture in Chicago, 1890-1919

AvRobin F. Bachin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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"Building the South Side" explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. Robin F. Bachin examines the early days of the University of Chicago, Chicago's public parks, Comiskey Park, and the Black Belt to consider how community leaders looked to the physical design of the city to shape its culture and promote civic interaction.Bachin highlights how the creation of a local terrain of civic culture was a contested process, with the battle for cultural authority transforming urban politics and blurring the line between private and public space. In the process, universities, parks and playgrounds, and commercial entertainment districts emerged as alternative arenas of civic engagement.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-03-15
Mått:16 x 23 x 3 mm
Vikt:737 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Historical Studies of Urban America
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:9780226033938

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Robin F. Bachin is the Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History and Director of American Studies at the University of Miami. She is also president of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History.

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"Bachin incisively charts the development of key urban institutions and landscapes that helped constitute the messy vitality of Chicago's late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century public realm." - Daniel Bluestone, Journal of American History "This is an ambitious book filled with important insights about issues of public space and its use by urban residents.... It is thoughtful, very well written, and should be read and appreciated by anyone interested in Chicago or cities generally. It is also a gentle reminder that people are as important as structures and spaces in trying to understand urban development." - Maureen A. Flanagan, American Historical Review"