After a generation of pathbreaking scholarship that has reoriented and enlightened our perception of the American city, the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of American Urban History offer both a summary and an interpretation of the field. With contributions from leading academics in their fields, this authoritative resource offers an interdisciplinary approach by covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology.
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Urban history, an interdisciplinary field that includes architects, planners, sociologists, environmentalists, political scientists, and economists, is a phenomenon of the post–World War II period. This encyclopedia has more than 300 contributors from colleges and universities across the country as well as corporations and government agencies. Editor Goldfield is the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and is author or editor of 13 other books on the history of the American South. The encyclopedia approaches the rise of urban areas in America from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology. Focus is mainly on the twentieth century, a period during which the most dramatic change occurred in the U.S. in its move from more rural to mostly urban patterns of settlement. Arrangement is alphabetical, and each entry has one to four pages of text and a short list of references on the topic. Except for a goal stated in the introduction to showcase "the leading scholarship by both prominent and up-and-coming academics and practitioners," it is not clear how topics were chosen. Entries cover not only individuals who were involved in building and planning (Daniel H. Burnham, James W. Rouse) but also those who helped shape or define urban culture (Jane Addams, Richard J. Daley, Edward Hopper, Jacob Riis). Selected cities, among them Cincinnati, Las Vegas, and New Orleans, are the subjects of entries. Examples of other topics include African American mayors, Ashcan School, Chicago fire, Commercial strip, Environmental racism, Urban Land Institute, and Yellow journalism. An alphabetical list of contents, a topical "Reader's Guide," and the extensive index, which is repeated in both volumes, serve as finding aids. Although there are a couple of other fairly recent works to consider in the field, including Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs (ABC-CLIO, 1998) and Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures around the World (Grolier, 2002), by summarizing the academic discipline of urban history, this encyclopedia seems to have found a unique niche. Although the price tag may be prohibitive to some, this work is recommended for undergraduate collections and libraries where urban planning and urban cultures are being studied. Shonrock, Diana
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"This encyclopedia seems to have a unique niche...this work is recommended for undergraduate collections and libraries where urban planning and urban cultures are being studied." (Diana Shonrock )
"Encyclopedia of American Urban History provides comprehensive exposure coupled with in-depth treatments covering the various facets of urban history." (Adrian Tinsley )
"Recommended." (A. E. Leonard )
"Encyclopedia of American Urban History provides comprehensive exposure coupled with in-depth treatments covering the various facets of urban history." (Adrian Tinsley )
"Recommended." (A. E. Leonard )
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