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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195031946
ISBN-139780195031942
eBay Product ID (ePID)48992
Product Key Features
Book TitleCity People : the Rise of Modern City Culture in Nineteenth-Century America
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1982
TopicUnited States / 19th Century, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorGunther Barth
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length5.3 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN80-010875
Dewey Edition19
Reviews"A thoroughly original work, laden with insights. It will be read with interest by anyone concerned with the development of the modern city."--Oscar Handlin, Harvard University, "An excellent book for upper-level courses. It fills a real need."--Louis Kyriakoudes, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, "An excellent book for upper-level courses. It fills a real need."--Louis Kyriakoudes, University of North Carolina-Wilmington "A thoroughly original work, laden with insights. It will be read with interest by anyone concerned with the development of the modern city."--Oscar Handlin, Harvard University, "An excellent book for upper-level courses. It fills a real need."--Louis Kyriakoudes, University of North Carolina-Wilmington"A thoroughly original work, laden with insights. It will be read with interest by anyone concerned with the development of the modern city."--Oscar Handlin, Harvard University
Dewey Decimal307.7/6/0973
SynopsisThis study explains the parallel development of urbanization and modernization in late nineteenth-century American society, demonstrating how the successful features of big-city life spread across the country and transformed towns all over America.