Americans Against The City
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Americans Against The City
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Author : Steven Conn
language : en
Publisher: OUP Us
Release Date : 2014
Americans Against The City written by Steven Conn and has been published by OUP Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
"It is a paradox of American life that we are a highly urbanized nation filled with people deeply ambivalent about urban life. In this provocative and sweeping book, historian Steven Conn explores the "anti-urban impulse" across the 20th century and examines how those ideas have shaped the places Americans have lived and worked, and how they have shaped the anti-government politics so strong today. As Conn describes it, the anti-urban impulse has had two parts: first, an aversion to urban density and all that it contributes to urban life, especially social diversity, and second, a perception that the city was the place where "big government" first took root in America. In response, in varying ways across the 20th century, anti-urbanists called for the decentralization of the city, both its population and its economy, and they rejected the role of government in American life in favor of a return to the pioneer virtues of independence and self-sufficiency. In this way, by the middle of the 20th century anti-urbanism was at the center of the politics of the New Right. Conn starts in the booming industrial cities of the Progressive era at the turn of the 20th century, where these questions first began to be debated, and ends with some of the New Urbanist experiments of the turn of the 21st. Along the way he examines 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. 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 also about their future"--
Americans Against The City
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Author : Steven Conn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-07
Americans Against The City written by Steven Conn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-07 with History categories.
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.
Literature The American Urban Experience
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Author : Michael C. Jaye
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1981
Literature The American Urban Experience written by Michael C. Jaye and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities
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Author : Jane Jacobs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Death And Life Of Great American Cities written by Jane Jacobs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with City planning categories.
Arbitrary Lines
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Author : M. Nolan Gray
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2022-06-21
Arbitrary Lines written by M. Nolan Gray and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-21 with Architecture categories.
It's time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively explanations, Gray shows why zoning abolition is a necessary--if not sufficient--condition for building more affordable, vibrant, equitable, and sustainable cities. Gray lays the groundwork for this ambitious cause by clearing up common misconceptions about how American cities regulate growth and examining four contemporary critiques of zoning (its role in increasing housing costs, restricting growth in our most productive cities, institutionalizing racial and economic segregation, and mandating sprawl). He sets out some of the efforts currently underway to reform zoning and charts how land-use regulation might work in the post-zoning American city. Arbitrary Lines is an invitation to rethink the rules that will continue to shape American life--where we may live or work, who we may encounter, how we may travel. If the task seems daunting, the good news is that we have nowhere to go but up
City On A Hill
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Author : Abram C. Van Engen
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-02-25
City On A Hill written by Abram C. Van Engen and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-25 with History categories.
A fresh, original history of America’s national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from 1630 to the present day In this illuminating book, Abram Van Engen shows how the phrase “City on a Hill,” from a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop, shaped the story of American exceptionalism in the twentieth century. By tracing the history of Winthrop’s speech, its changing status throughout time, and its use in modern politics, Van Engen asks us to reevaluate our national narratives. He tells the story of curators, librarians, collectors, archivists, antiquarians, and often anonymous figures who emphasized the role of the Pilgrims and Puritans in American history, paving the way for the saving and sanctifying of a single sermon. This sermon’s rags-to-riches rise reveals the way national stories take shape and shows us how those tales continue to influence competing visions of the country—the many different meanings of America that emerge from its literary past.
Police Use Of Excessive Force Against African Americans
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Author : Ray Von Robertson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-08-27
Police Use Of Excessive Force Against African Americans written by Ray Von Robertson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with Social Science categories.
Robertson and Chaney examine how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident, and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police.
Walkable City
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Author : Jeff Speck
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2012-11-13
Walkable City written by Jeff Speck and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-13 with Social Science categories.
Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core. But in the typical American city, the car is still king, and downtown is a place that's easy to drive to but often not worth arriving at. Making walkability happen is relatively easy and cheap; seeing exactly what needs to be done is the trick. In this essential new book, Speck reveals the invisible workings of the city, how simple decisions have cascading effects, and how we can all make the right choices for our communities. Bursting with sharp observations and real-world examples, giving key insight into what urban planners actually do and how places can and do change, Walkable City lays out a practical, necessary, and eminently achievable vision of how to make our normal American cities great again.
Edge City
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Author : Joel Garreau
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2011-07-27
Edge City written by Joel Garreau and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-27 with Social Science categories.
First there was downtown. Then there were suburbs. Then there were malls. Then Americans launched the most sweeping change in 100 years in how they live, work, and play. The Edge City.
The Twentieth Century American City
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Author : Jon C. Teaford
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 1993-02-01
The Twentieth Century American City written by Jon C. Teaford and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-02-01 with History categories.
The second edition of this highly acclaimed book brings the story of urban America upto date through the early 1990s, with an analysis of recent attempts to revive aging central cities and a look at a new form of development known as technoburbs or edge cities.