Overview
The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader introduces the history of American cities and suburbs through a collection of original source materials that historians have long used to make sense of the urban experience.
- Carefully integrates and juxtaposes the primary sources that are at the heart of the collection
- Revisits and compares issues and themes over time
- Reveals how the history of cities and suburbs is not limited to buildings, innovation, and politics, and not confined to municipal boundaries
- Explores a wide variety of topics, including infrastructure development, electoral politics, consumer culture, battles over rights, environmental change, and the meaning of citizenship
The book, The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader (Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781444339017 in Hardcover by may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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