Another city : urban life and urban spaces in the new American republic / Dell Upton.
Another city : urban life and urban spaces in the new American republic / Dell Upton.
Another city : urban life and urban spaces in the new American republic / Dell Upton.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
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N307.76097/12
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 395 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Part I. The lived city -- Cities of perpetual ruin and repair -- The relics of civilized life -- The smell of danger -- Noise and gabble -- Seeing and believing -- Part II. Metropolitan improvements -- The grid and the republican spatial imagination -- Gridding consumption -- Permuta...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"In this unique exploration of the early history of urban architecture and design, leading architectural historian Dell Upton reveals the fascinating confluence of sociological, cultural, and psychological factors that shaped American cities in the antebellum years." "Through contemporary travel accounts, diaries, and correspondence, as well as map...
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Another city : urban life and urban spaces in the new American republic / Dell Upton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-386) and index.
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c2008.
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N307.76097/12
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74VM0EyENjyl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0EyENjyl
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ISBN
9780300124880 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300124880 (cloth : alk. paper)
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307.760973
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991001784759702626
