Colin Gordon

Mapping Decline

St. Louis and the Fate of the American City

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Produktbeschreibung

Colin Gordon is Professor of History at The University of Iowa and author of Dead on Arrival: The Politics of Health Care in Twentieth- Century America and New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics in America, 1920-1935.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780812220940
• ISBN-10: 0812220943
• Artikelnr.: 26816705

Autorenporträt

Colin Gordon is Professor of History at The University of Iowa and author of Dead on Arrival: The Politics of Health Care in Twentieth- Century America and New Deals: Business, Labor, and Politics in America, 1920-1935.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps, Figures, and Tables
Preface
Introduction. Our House: The Twentieth Century at 4635 North Market Street
Local Politics, Local Power: Governing Greater St. Louis, 1940-2000
"The Steel Ring": Race and Realty in Greater St. Louis
Patchwork Metropolis: Municipal Zoning in Greater St. Louis
Fighting Blight: Urban Renewal Policies and Programs, 1945-2000
City of Blight: The Limits of Urban Renewal in Greater St. Louis
Conclusion. Our House Revisited: The Twenty-First Century at 4635 North
Market Street
Notes
Index