| Edition |
Pbk. ed. |
| Description |
ix, 434 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Historical studies of urban America
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Historical studies of urban America.
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| Note |
Originally published: 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. Robin 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. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The university and the city. A new order of things: planning and building the University of Chicago ; The city seeking aid from Alma Mater: collegiate culture, coeducation, and the boundaries of college and community. -- Pt. 2. Parks as public space. To lay the foundations for good citizenship: neighborhood parks and outdoor recreation ; Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty: the Burnham plan and the civic lakefront. -- Pt. 3. Commercial leisure and civic culture. Baseball palace of the world: commercial recreation and the building of Comiskey Park ; A mecca for pleasure: leisure, work, and spaces of race pride. |
| Subject |
Sociology, Urban -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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Social values -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Social values. |
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Working class -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions.
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Working class. |
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Social conditions. |
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
9780226033945 paperback alkaline paper |
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0226033945 paperback alkaline paper |
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