John C. Teaford

The Metropolitan Revolution: The Rise of Post-Urban America [The Columbia History Of Urban Life]

New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Softcover. 8vo., 352 pp. Illustrated. Book 3 of 8: Columbia History of Urban Life. Traces the dramatic evolution of American metropolitan life. At the end of World War II, the cities of the Northeast and the Midwest were bustling, racially and economically integrated areas frequented by suburban and urban dwellers alike. Yet since 1945, these cities have become peripheral to the lives of most Americans. 'Edge cities' are now the dominant centers of production and consumption in post-suburban America. Near Fine in wraps. Item #619202616

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