320 Pages
5 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
5 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
320 Pages
5 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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[FOR HISTORY CATALOGS]Drawing on the pronouncements of public commentators, this book portrays the 20th century history of U.S. cities, focusing specifically on how commentators crafted a discourse of urban decline and prosperity peculiar to the post-World War II era. The efforts of these commentators spoke to the foundational ambivalence Americans have toward their cities and, in turn, shaped... Read more
Preface to Revised Edition Acknowledgments Framing the Discourse 1 Foundational Urban Debates Prelude to Postwar Decline 2 The Cities Wholesome and Good 3 Not Those of Decadence Escalating Downward 4 The Unhappy Process of Changing 5 On the Verge of Catastrophe From One Crisis to the Next 6 Every Problem a Racial Dimension 7 Crisis of Our Cities A Double Reversal of Fortune 8 Rising From the Ashes 9 Not Excessively Inconvenienced Reading the Discourse 10 Epilogue Index
Biography
Robert Beauregard is Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Public and Urban Policy at the Milano School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University. He is the author of numerous articles and books.
'More than a decade after the first edition was released, Voices of Decline remains an important and impressive book. Beauregard raises issues and questions that continue to be central to our understanding of the city.' Urban History Review, Fall 06
