St. Louis : the evolution of an American urban landscape /
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| Author / Creator: | Sandweiss, Eric. |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2001. |
| Description: | xiii, 282 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical perspectives on the past |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4505821 |
| Summary: | St. Louis's story stands for the story of all those cities whose ambitions and civic self-image, forged from the growth of the mercantile and industrial eras, have been dramatically altered over time. More dramatically, perhaps, than most -- but in a manner shared by all -- St. Louis's changing economic base, shifting population and altered landscape have forced scholars, policymakers, and residents alike to acknowledge the transciency of what once seemed inexorable metropolitan trends: concentration, growth, accumulated wealth, and generally improved well-being. In this book, Eric Sandweiss scrutinizes the everyday landscape -- streets, houses, neighborhoods, and public buildings -- as it evolved in a classic American city. Bringing to life the spaces that most of us pass without noticing, he reveals how the processes of dividing, trading, improving, and dwelling upon land are acts that reflect and shape social relations. From its origins as a French colonial settlement in the eighteenth century to the present day, St. Louis offers a story not just about how our past is diagrammed in brick and asphalt, but also about the American city's continuing viability as a place where the balance of individual rights and collective responsibilities can be debated, demonstrated and adjusted for generations to come. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 282 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239]-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1566398851 156639886X |