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The urban origins of suburban autonomy /
"The book argues that the development of infrastructure in the late nineteenth century not only permitted cities to expand by annexing adjacent municipalities, but also further enhanced the ability of these suburban entities to break away and form independent municipalities. The process was cru...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : urbanism, infrastructure, politics
- Private benefits, public goods
- Independent Yonkers, expansionist New York
- Greater New York and later annexation schemes
- Expansionist Jersey City and its discontents
- The rise and fall of greater Newark
- Conclusion : the evolution of urban politics.