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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b7882212.
- catalog coverage "Milwaukee (Wis.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Milwaukee (Wis.) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-243) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 261 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "City-building in America.".
- catalog identifier "0813308429".
- catalog identifier "0813308437 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "City-building in America.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press,".
- catalog relation "City-building in America.".
- catalog spatial "Milwaukee (Wis.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Milwaukee (Wis.) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "307.76/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Cities and towns United States Growth.".
- catalog subject "HT384.U5 O78 1995".
- catalog subject "Urban policy United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "City-building in America / Anthony M. Orum.".
- catalog type "text".