Big Cities: The Underbelly Revealed.

The huge growth of cities was a hallmark of the Gilded Age. Study the forces leading to massive urbanization, such as industrialization, migration and immigration, and revolutionary technologies. Then track the serious social problems that resulted, from crime and disease to political corruption, wh...

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Corporate Authors: Great Courses (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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Summary:The huge growth of cities was a hallmark of the Gilded Age. Study the forces leading to massive urbanization, such as industrialization, migration and immigration, and revolutionary technologies. Then track the serious social problems that resulted, from crime and disease to political corruption, which spurred intense scrutiny from reformers..
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Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:00:31:28
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