Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-262) and index.
Contents:
The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods.
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