Main entry:

Orum, Anthony M.

Title & Author:

City-building in America / Anthony M. Orum.

Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995.

Description:

xiv, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-243) and index.
pt. 1. Introduction. Building, unbuilding, and rebuilding American cities ; Themes and perspectives on the American city -- pt. 2. The rise and fall of Milwaukee. Pre-industrial Milwaukee: 1818-1870 ; Early industrial Milwaukee: 1870-1900 ; Mature industrial Milwaukee: 1900-1930 ; Reshaping industrial Milwaukee: 1930-1950 ; The decline of industrial Milwaukee: 1950-1990 ; An analytic summary of Milwaukee -- pt. 3. Three comparative histories. The rise and fall of industrial Cleveland ; The rise of a post-industrial city: Austin, Texas ; The rebirth of Minneapolis-St. Paul: creating a post-industrial city in the Midwest -- pt. 4. Conclusion. Building cities in America.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Why do some cities expand, while others decline? Why is Milwaukee a town of the past, while Minneapolis-St. Paul seems reborn, infused with future dynamism? What do these cities have to tell us about other cities' prospects? Interspersing social theory, historical ethnography, and comparative analysis, Orum tells the story of these cities and, at the same time, of all cities. He traces the shift in the sources of urban growth from entrepreneurs to institutions, highlighting the emergence of local government as a prominent force in shaping the complex trajectory of the urban industrial heartland. Lucidly portrayed are the factory openings, labor strikes, elections, evictions, urban blight, white flight, recession, and rejuvenation that shape American cities. With a rich variety of sources including newspapers, diaries, census material, maps, photo essays, and original oral histories, this book is ideal for students of urban and industrial sociology, urban politics, social change, and social mobility."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0813308429
9780813308425
0813308437 (pbk.)
9780813308432 (pbk.)

Subject:

Cities and towns United States Growth.
Urban policy United States.
Villes États-Unis Croissance.
Politique urbaine États-Unis.
Cities and towns Growth
Economic history
Social conditions
Urban policy
Geschichte
Stadt
Stadtplanung
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling.
Villes Etas-Unis Conditions sociales.
Politique urbaine Etats-Unis.
Milwaukee (Wis.) Economic conditions.
Milwaukee (Wis.) Social conditions.
Milwaukee (Wis.) Conditions économiques.
Milwaukee (Wis.) Conditions sociales.
United States
Wisconsin Milwaukee
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 81581
Call No.: ID HT384.U5 O7; ID:95-B2727
Status: Available