Urban America : growth, crisis, and rebirth / John F. McDonald.

Author/creator McDonald, John F., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoArmonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008.
Descriptionxxiii, 377 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Cities and towns--United States. --History.
Urban renewal--United States. --History.
Sociology, Urban--United States. --History.
United States--Race relations. --History.

Contents Urban areas of the Northeast -- Urban areas of the Sunbelt, before air conditioning -- An American dilemma in 1950 -- The industrial Northeast and the great migration -- The new Sunbelt takes off -- Suburbanization : 1950-1970 -- Signs of trouble ahead -- August 1965 -- The great society and the urban riots -- Urban employment trends in the Northeast -- Urban growth in the Sunbelt : 1970-1990 -- New urban scholarship -- The vicious circle in urban America -- Rebirth in America's cities -- Urban rebirth in the Northeast : 1990-2000 -- Urban growth and rebirth in the Sunbelt -- Trends after 2000 : what is next for urban America?.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-327) and index.
LCCN 2006101368
ISBN9780765618061 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0765618060 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HT 123 .M213 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold