New Metropolis

New York City, 1840-1857

Häftad, Engelska, 1983

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Beskrivning

In one generation, New York was transformed into one of the great cities of the modern world. The causes and results of this change are emphasized by Edward K. Spann in The New Metropolis. This book is a brilliant evocation of the years when a seaport town was lost and a great metropolis gained. It is the happy story of American ingenuity, achievement, and urban success, but it is also the story of urban wretchedness and failure. Above all, it is the drama of a major city and its confrontation with the problems and opportunities of a modernizing world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1983-05-18
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:546
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231050852

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Few scholarly historians have attempted to present a thorough account of the evolution of all the diverse forms of life and endeavor in the city during a given period. Few have moved from the preparation of detailed sketches to the creation of a sweeping portrait encompassing all the contrasting colors and tones of a metropolis. In The New Metropolis Edward K. Spann has attempted this challenging task and has produced a rich and rewarding history. Politicians and merchants, rich and poor, do-gooders and thugs, all inhabit the pages of Spann's volume. It is an encyclopedic view, a work ambitious in conception and masterly in presentation. Reviews in American History

Innehållsförteckning

1. Commercial New York 2. Strangers and Citizens 3. The Trouble with Government 4. Poverty 5. A Rich and Growing City 6. Manhattan Sruvival Machine 7. The Use of Urban Space 8. Escape to Suburbia 9. Wealth 10. Progressive City-Wicked City 11. The Age of Gold 12. The Trouble with Politics 13. Tammany's City 14. Tyranny, Tammany, and the State 15. Metropolis