Images of the American City

Herausgeber: Strauss, Anselm L

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1961, Images of the American City examines how Americans dealt with the rapid shock of urbanization as it evolved from an agricultural nation

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 321
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781412853828
• ISBN-10: 1412853826
• Artikelnr.: 40115349

Autorenporträt

Anselm L. Strauss

Inhaltsangabe

PrefacePART ONE: The Symbolization of CitiesIntroduction to Part I1. The
City as a Whole2. The Symbolic Time of Cities3. The Evolution of Urban
Imageries4. Life Styles and Urban Space5. The Visitor's View: The City
AppreciatedPART TWO: Configurations of American Urban CultureIntroduction
to Part II6. The Course of American Urbanization7. Some Varieties of
American Urban Symbolism8. Era and Geography in Urban Symbolism9. City
Planning: Profane and Ideal10. Rural Aspects of Metropolitan Living:
Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries11. The Latest in Urban ImageryApendix: A
Note on Imagery in Urban SociologyNotesIndex