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xvi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-262) and index. |
| Contents |
The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods. |
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Suburbs -- United States -- History.
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Suburbs. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Urbanization -- United States -- History.
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Urbanization. |
| ISBN |
0816648859 paperback alkaline paper |
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0816648840 alkaline paper |
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9780816648849 alkaline paper |
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9780816648856 paperback alkaline paper |
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0816698813 |
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9780816698813 |
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