11.013J / 21H.231J American Urban History I, Spring 2005

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11.013J / 21H.231J American Urban History I, Spring 2005

Alternative Title: American Urban History I

Author: Fogelson, Robert

Citable URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69621

Date Issued: 2005-06

Abstract:

This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions to be looked at are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. The focus of the course is on readings and discussions.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69621

Other Identifiers: 11.013J-Spring2005
local: 11.013J
local: 21H.231J
local: IMSCP-MD5-ec8f9a64c5b1d958c5fed02874343f5c

Keywords: urban planning, urban design, cities, downtown, skyscrapers, buildings, institutions, police, prisons, courts, city hall, political machines, reform, crime, public safety, public schools, education, welfare, railways, public authorities, housing, slums, hospitals, universities, 11.013J, 11.013, 21H.231J, 21H.231

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