Main entry:

Abu-Lughod, Janet L., author.

Title & Author:

New York, Chicago, Los Angeles : America's global cities / Janet L. Abu-Lughod.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1999.

Description:

x, 580 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-553) and index.
First beginnings -- The first growth cycle to 1820 -- Developments between the 1820s and the 1870s -- The establishment of the triumvirate: from stock market crash (1873) to stock market crash (1929) -- New York solidifies its character -- Chicago become Fordist -- Los Angeles becomes "Anglo" -- From the depths of the depression to restructuring, 1930-70 -- A New York: a new deal -- Fordist Chicago: down but not quite out -- Los Angeles becomes industrial -- Restructuring the global economy: the three cities today -- The New York region: expanding, contracting, and restructuring -- Postapocalypse Chicago -- The Los Angeles region transformed -- Conclusions and a look to the future.

Summary:

"New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles - for all their differences, they are quintessentially American cities. They are also among the handful of cities in the world that can truly be called "global." This ambitious in-depth study is the first to compare them, taking into account each city's unique history and following their development from settlement to their current status as players on the international stage."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0816633355 (hc.)
9780816633357 (hc.)
0816633363 (pb.)
9780816633364 (pb.)

Subject:

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Cities and towns United States History Case studies.
Metropolitan areas United States History Case studies.
International economic relations History.
Villes États-Unis Histoire Études de cas.
Agglomérations urbaines États-Unis Histoire Études de cas.
Relations économiques internationales Histoire.
71.14 urban society.
15.85 history of America.
Urban communities USA.
Society.
Cities and towns.
International economic relations.
Metropolitan areas.
Großstadt
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtsoziologie
Sociaal-economische verandering.
Los Angeles (Calif.) histoire.
Chicago (Ill.) histoire.
New York (N.Y.) histoire.
Villes États-Unis Cas, Études de.
Relations économiques internationales.
New York (N.Y.) History.
Chicago (Ill.) History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) History.
New York (N.Y.) Histoire.
Chicago (Ill.) Histoire.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Histoire.
California Los Angeles.
Illinois Chicago.
New York (State) New York.
United States.
Chicago, Ill.
Los Angeles, Calif.
USA
New York (N.Y.)

Form/genre:

Case studies.
History.
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217042
Call No.: HT123 .A2 1999
Status: Available