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Mayor Harold Washington
Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 2018
483 kr
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In 1983, Harold Washington made history by becoming Chicago's first African American mayor. The racially charged campaign and election heralded an era of bitter political divisiveness that obstructed his efforts to change city government.Roger Biles's sweeping biography provides a definitive …
Mayor Harold Washington
Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 2020
349 kr
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In 1983, Harold Washington made history by becoming Chicago's first African American mayor. The racially charged campaign and election heralded an era of bitter political divisiveness that obstructed his efforts to change city government.Roger Biles's sweeping biography provides a definitive …
From Tenements to the Taylor Homes
In Search of an Urban Housing Policy in Twentieth-Century America
Av John F. Bauman, John F. Bauman m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
394 kr
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Authored by prominent scholars, the twelve essays in this volume use the historical perspective to explore American urban housing policy as it unfolded from the late nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focusing on the enduring quest of policy makers to restore urban community, the essays …
Fate of Cities
Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 2011
656 kr
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By the end of the twentieth century, decaying inner cities in America continued to lose ground despite the best efforts of local and federal officials. By then the investment in urban revitalization begun during the activist 1960s had become a romantic memory. Roger Biles’s insightful new book …
Making of Urban America
Av Raymond A. Mohl, Roger Biles
Häftad, 2011
952 kr
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The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. The authors’ extensively revised …
President and American Capitalism since 1945
E-bok, 2017
1515 kr
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This volume describes the many ways presidential actions have affected the development of capitalism in the post–World War II era. Contributors show how, since Harry S. Truman took office in 1945, the American "Consumer-in-Chief " has exerted a decisive hand as well as behind-the-scenes influence …
President and American Capitalism Since 1945
Inbunden, 2017
996 kr
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Tracing the development of the U.S. presidency since Harry S. Truman took office in 1945, this volume describes the many ways the president’s actions have affected the development of capitalism in the post–World War II era.Contributors show how the American “Consumer-in-Chief” has exerted a …
South and the New Deal
Av Roger Biles
E-bok, 2014
472 kr
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When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the …
South and the New Deal
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 1994
371 kr
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When Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. The region's economy was the weakest, its educational level the lowest, its politics the most rigid, and its laws and social mores the most racially slanted. Moreover, the …
Human Tradition in Urban America
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 2002
544 kr
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The Human Tradition in Urban America offers an intimate telling of America's evolution into an urban nation through the experiences of individuals. This book considers the growth of American cities by carefully looking at the lives of those people-some famous, some not so well known-who contributed …
Big City Boss in Depression and War
Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 1984
337 kr
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The first full-length biography of Edward J. Kelly tells the vivid story of the rough-hewn politician who became one of Chicago's most powerful mayors. With the help of Pat Nash, Mayor Kelly built the Democratic Machine of which Richard J. Daley was to be a chief beneficiary. An enterprising …
New Deal for the American People
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 1991
1694 kr
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When Franklin D. Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," he gave hope to millions of Americans impoverished by the Great Depression. The Roosevelt administration's relief programs, implemented in a period of crisis characterized by the "Black Friday" stock market crash, widespread …
Richard J. Daley
Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 1995
1645 kr
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From his first election in 1955 to 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley dominated Chicago's political landscape. A product of the Irish Catholic working class, Daley never lost touch with his roots as he rose through the Democratic Party machine-whose workings he perfected-to become a powerful and enduring …
Crusading Liberal
Paul H. Douglas of Illinois
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 2002
592 kr
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A lifelong crusader for society's powerless, Senator Paul Douglas championed reform and helped to bring civil rights issues to the forefront of mid-twentieth-century American politics. During his eighteen years in the U.S. Senate, his advocacy of liberal causes brought him national recognition. In …
Illinois
A History of the Land and Its People
Av Roger Biles
Inbunden, 2005
1694 kr
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Biles' first-rate primer on the state's history will be a useful resource for anyone curious about a state whose residents have played crucial roles in almost every major episode in the nation's history.―Chicago TribuneFeaturing 67 illustrations, Illinois will captivate readers of all ages and …
New Deal for the American People
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 1991
298 kr
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When Franklin D. Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," he gave hope to millions of Americans impoverished by the Great Depression. The Roosevelt administration's relief programs, implemented in a period of crisis characterized by the "Black Friday" stock market crash, widespread …
Richard J. Daley
Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 1995
332 kr
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From his first election in 1955 to 1976, Mayor Richard J. Daley dominated Chicago's political landscape. A product of the Irish Catholic working class, Daley never lost touch with his roots as he rose through the Democratic Party machine-whose workings he perfected-to become a powerful and enduring …
Illinois
A History of the Land and Its People
Av Roger Biles
Häftad, 2005
371 kr
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Biles' first-rate primer on the state's history will be a useful resource for anyone curious about a state whose residents have played crucial roles in almost every major episode in the nation's history.―Chicago TribuneFeaturing 67 illustrations, Illinois will captivate readers of all ages and …
Good Place to Do Business
The Politics of Downtown Renewal Since 1945
Inbunden, 2022
1448 kr
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The “Pittsburgh Renaissance,” an urban renewal effort launched in the late 1940s, transformed the smoky rust belt city’s downtown. Working-class residents and people of color saw their neighborhoods cleared and replaced with upscale, white residents and with large corporations housed in massive …
Good Place to Do Business
The Politics of Downtown Renewal Since 1945
Häftad, 2022
455 kr
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The “Pittsburgh Renaissance,” an urban renewal effort launched in the late 1940s, transformed the smoky rust belt city’s downtown. Working-class residents and people of color saw their neighborhoods cleared and replaced with upscale, white residents and with large corporations housed in massive …
In the Heart of the Rustbelt
Race, Ethnicity, and Industrial Change in the Calumet Region
Inbunden, 2027
1476 kr
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Forthcoming Spring 2027
In the Heart of the Rustbelt
Race, Ethnicity, and Industrial Change in the Calumet Region
Häftad, 2027
430 kr
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Forthcoming Spring 2027
Ever-Changing American City
1945–Present
Av John F. Bauman, Roger Biles m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
952 kr
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The Ever-Changing American City seeks to help readers understand the marked changes since 1945 in what constitutes a city in the United States and who lives and works in them. The story of the postwar American city is not a simple tale of decline and rebirth. Nor is it a straightforward account of …
Making of Urban America
Av Raymond A. Mohl, Roger Biles
E-bok, 2023
1839 kr
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The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. The authors’ extensively revised …
