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1 online resource (395 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Columbia History of Urban Life
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Columbia history of urban life.
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| Summary |
In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry and creating stability for economic growth. At the same time, these two world cities attempted to maintain an expansive level of free speech and assembly, concepts deeply ingrained in both national cultures. As democracy expanded in tandem with the size of the cities themselves, the two goals clashed, resul. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Civil rights. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Civil rights -- England -- London.
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England -- London. |
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Liberty.
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Liberty. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
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National Book Committee. |
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Politics and government. |
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London (England) -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780231146739 |
| ISBN |
9780231518475 (electronic book) |
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0231518471 (electronic book) |
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