In this Book
- How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of New Mexico Press
summary
From the Gulf of Alaska to the Mississippi River and from the binational metropolis of San Diego-Tijuana to the Prairie Province capitals of Canada, Carl Abbott explores the complex urban history of western Canada and the United States.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- pp. vi-vii
- List of Tables
- p. viii
- 1: Outposts of Empires
- pp. 17-30
- 2: Across the Wide Mississippi
- pp. 39-54
- 3: The First Pacific Century
- pp. 55-73
- 4: Inland Empire Cities
- pp. 74-87
- 5: Garden Cities
- pp. 88-99
- 6: Smokestack Frontiers
- pp. 100-114
- 7: Money in the Air
- pp. 115-131
- 8: Cities of Homes
- pp. 132-149
- 9: Water, Power, Progress
- pp. 150-162
- 10: Wars and Rumors of War
- pp. 169-185
- 11: Progress and Prejudice
- pp. 186-202
- 12: The Politics of Diversity
- pp. 203-218
- 13: Reshaping the Metropolis
- pp. 219-236
- 14: Transnational Urbanism
- pp. 237-255
- 15: The Long Arm of the Metropolitan West
- pp. 256-272
- CONCLUSION: Urban Frontiers
- pp. 273-290
- Bibliographical Essay
- pp. 321-334
Additional Information
ISBN
9780826333148
Related ISBN(s)
9780826333131
MARC Record
OCLC
312572231
Pages
357
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No