The Urban Frontier: The Rise of Western Cities, 1790-1830

by Wade, Richard C.

• ISBN13: 9780252064227
• ISBN10: 0252064224
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr

Summary

When The Urban Frontier was first published it roused attention because it held that settlers made a concerted effort to bring established institutions and ways to their new country. This differed markedly from the then-dominant Turnerian hypothesis that a culture's identity and behavior was determined by its history and experience in a particular social and physical environment. The Urban Frontier is still considered one of the most important books in urban history. This printing of the now-classic Wade volume features a new introduction by Zane L. Miller.

Author Biography

Richard C. Wade is a professor emeritus of history at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Beginnings of Western Urbanism	p. 1
The Economic Base	p. 39
The Emergence of Urban Problems	p. 72
Urban Society	p. 101
The Seeds of Culture	p. 129
Depression, Recovery and Expansion	p. 161
The Changing Social Structure	p. 203
The Better Life	p. 231
Toward Urban Maturity	p. 270
The Urban Dimension of Western Life	p. 304
Bibliographical Note	p. 343
Index	p. 347
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