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Building the Ivory Tower – Universities and Metropolitan Development in the Twentieth Century: Politics and Culture in Modern America

Autor Ladale C. Winling
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 noi 2017
Building the Ivory Tower examines the role of American universities as urban developers and their changing effects on cities in the twentieth century. LaDale C. Winling explores philanthropy, real estate investments, architectural landscapes, and urban politics to reckon with the tensions of university growth in our cities.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780812249682
ISBN-10: 0812249682
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 46 illus.
Dimensiuni: 179 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: MT – University of Pennsylvania Press
Seria Politics and Culture in Modern America


Cuprins

Introduction. The Landscape of Knowledge
Chapter 1. The Gravity of Capital
Chapter 2. The City Limits
Chapter 3. Origins of the University Crisis
Chapter 4. Radical Politics and Conservative Landscapes
Chapter 5. The Working Class Versus the Creative Class
Epilogue. The New Contested City
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments


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