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1 online resource (x, 287 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Planning for the atomic age : creating a community of experts -- The city as a communication system -- Cybernetics and urban renewal -- Urban intelligence gathering -- Moon-shot management for American cities -- Cable as a Cold War technology -- Wired cities. |
| Summary |
"Jennifer S. Light argues that the technologies and values of the cold war fundamentally shaped the history of postwar urban America. From Warfare to Welfare examines how American intellectuals, city leaders, and the federal government chose to attack problems in the nation's cities by borrowing techniques and technologies first designed for military engagement with foreign enemies. Facing threats like urban chaos, blight, and unrest, urban problem solvers adapted the expertise of defense professionals. Light traces the transfer of innovations from military to city planning and management. She thereby reveals how a continuing source of inspiration for American city administrators lay in the nation's preparations for war."--Jacket. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban policy. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Federal-city relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Federal-city relations. |
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Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Technology and state. |
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National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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National security. |
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United States -- History -- 1945-
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1945- |
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Since 1900 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Light, Jennifer S., 1971- From warfare to welfare. Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2003 (DLC) 2003006229 |
| ISBN |
0801881463 |
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9780801881466 |
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080187422X (alkaline paper) |
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9780801874222 (alkaline paper) |
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9780801882739 (print) |
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0801882737 (print) |
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