Building Cities in America

Building Cities in America
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Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 0819160962
ISBN-13 : 9780819160966
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Book Synopsis Building Cities in America by : Daniel Judah Elazar

Download or read book Building Cities in America written by Daniel Judah Elazar and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1987 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the distinctive character of America's cities? How have our metropolitan regions evolved since the Colonial period? What effect will local politics have on the future of the American city? These are the questions Daniel J. Elazar addresses in this third volume of his highly-acclaimed 'Cities of the Prairie' trilogy. Recognizing the growing alienation from local institutions on the part of city-dwellers nation-wide, Elazar explains why the restoration of local attachments should be a matter of first priority. Co-published with Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.


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