http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
x, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The metropolitan era -- The first modern cities. Core and periphery ; The climax of immigration ; The transition of reform ; Making the African American ghettos ; Model T suburbs ; Urban survival in the Great Depression ; City problems and possibilities -- Building and rebuilding. Cities at war ; The landscape of prosperity ; Neighborhood change and the northward movement ; The politics of growth ; Federal housing and federal highways ; Metropolitan governments ; Evaluating the great cities -- A new urban America. Discovering the Sunbelt ; New Americans ; The exploded metropolis ; The urban crisis ; The decline of public policy ; The vitality of the everyday city -- Prosperity and poverty. The age of real estate ; Entrepreneurial cities ; International cities ; Back in the 'hood: poverty and place ; Planning compact cities -- The promise of urban life.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)