|
Books > History > American history
|
Buy Now
Americans Against the City - Anti-Urbanism in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,030
Discovery Miles 10 300
|
|
|
Americans Against the City - Anti-Urbanism in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
It is a paradox of American life that we are a highly urbanized
nation filled with people deeply ambivalent about urban life. An
aversion to urban density and all that it contributes to urban
life, and a perception that the city was the place where "big
government" first took root in America fostered what historian
Steven Conn terms the "anti-urban impulse." In response,
anti-urbanists called for the decentralization of the city, and
rejected the role of government in American life in favor of a
return to the pioneer virtues of independence and self-sufficiency.
In this provocative and sweeping book, Conn explores the anti-urban
impulse across the 20th century, examining how the ideas born of it
have shaped both the places in which Americans live and work, and
the anti-government politics so strong today. Beginning in the
booming industrial cities of the Progressive era at the turn of the
20th century, where debate surrounding these questions first arose,
Conn examines the progression of anti-urban movements. : He
describes the decentralist movement of the 1930s, the attempt to
revive the American small town in the mid-century, the anti-urban
basis of urban renewal in the 1950s and '60s, and the Nixon
administration's program of building new towns as a response to the
urban crisis, illustrating how, by the middle of the 20th century,
anti-urbanism was at the center of the politics of the New Right.
Concluding with an exploration of the New Urbanist experiments at
the turn of the 21st century, Conn demonstrates the full breadth of
the anti-urban impulse, from its inception to the present day.
Engagingly written, thoroughly researched, and forcefully argued,
Americans Against the City is important reading for anyone who
cares not just about the history of our cities, but about their
future as well.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
