Bulldozer revolutions : a rural history of the metropolitan south /

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"With Montgomery County, Texas and Loudoun County, Virginia as case studies, this book integrates rural, environmental, and agricultural history into the history of the southern metropolis in a way that calls urban historians to explore the city's impact beyond suburbia and that challenges...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baker, Andrew C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2018]
Series:Environmental history and the American South.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Southern States.
Villes > États-Unis (Sud)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Cities and towns
Southern States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword, by James C. Giesen; INTRODUCTION: A More Rural Metropolitan History; CHAPTER 1: Clearing the Backwoods; CHAPTER 2: Cultivating the Fringe; CHAPTER 3: Damming the Hinterlands; CHAPTER 4: Settling the Forest; CHAPTER 5: Enshrining the Countryside; CONCLUSION: A Tale of Two Villages; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

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