Urban areas of the Northeast -- Urban areas of the Sunbelt, before air conditioning -- An American dilemma in 1950 -- The industrial Northeast and the great migration -- The new Sunbelt takes off -- Suburbanization : 1950-1970 -- Signs of trouble ahead -- August 1965 -- The great society and the urban riots -- Urban employment trends in the Northeast -- Urban growth in the Sunbelt : 1970-1990 -- New urban scholarship -- The vicious circle in urban America -- Rebirth in America's cities -- Urban rebirth in the Northeast : 1990-2000 -- Urban growth and rebirth in the Sunbelt -- Trends after 2000 : what is next for urban America?
Summary
This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, tracing cycles of urban growth, urban crisis, and positive urban rebirth
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) and index
