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Frontier cities : encounters at the crossroads of empire /
This book recovers the history of borderland cities in a range of periods and locations - from eighteenth-century Detroit and nineteenth-century Seattle to twentieth-century Los Angeles. Frontier cities embody the earliest mode of American urban experience and testify to the intersections of colonia...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | This book recovers the history of borderland cities in a range of periods and locations - from eighteenth-century Detroit and nineteenth-century Seattle to twentieth-century Los Angeles. Frontier cities embody the earliest mode of American urban experience and testify to the intersections of colonial, urban, western, and global history. With innovative concepts and a selection of maps and images, this book covers a crucial chapter in the construction of urban history and place. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0812207572 9780812207576 |