Planning the Capitalist City: The Colonial Era to the 1920s

Richard E. Foglesong; Richard E. Foglesong

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Planning the Capitalist City

The Colonial Era to the 1920s

Richard E. Foglesong and Richard E. Foglesong

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2014

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Starting with the colonial period, but focusing especially on the Progressive era, Richard Foglesong offers both a narrative account and a theoretical interpretation of urban planning in the United States.

Originally published in 1986.

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Contents
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Preface
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One. The Problem Of Planning
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Two. Colonial Town Planting
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Three. Early Housing Reform
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Four. Parks And Park Planning
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Five. Planning The City Beautiful
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Six. Roads Not Taken
167

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Seven. Planning The City Practical
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Eight. Planning And Contradiction
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Bibliography
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Index
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Backmatter
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Keywords for this book

Urban planning; Capitalism; Urban renewal; Capitalist state; Economic planning; Urbanization; Economic interventionism; Capitalist mode of production (Marxist theory); City Beautiful movement; Urban history; Social Justice and the City; Industrial suburb; Urban sociology; Urban sprawl; American Capitalism; Architectural League of New York; Political economy; Real estate development; Urban geography; Industrialisation; Marxian economics; Urbanism; Political machine; Industrial policy; Tenement; Economism; Labor history of the United States; Zoning; Labour power; Upper Manhattan; Consumer organization; Monopoly Capital; New York City draft riots; Commercialism; For Marx; Tax; New York City; Labour movement; Planned community; Government of New York City; Marxism; Public Architecture; Chicago plan; Capital accumulation; The Road to Serfdom; Social engineering (political science); Social democracy; Real estate; State-owned enterprise; Municipal Art Society; Mayor of Chicago; Market economy; Business class; Economic growth; The Communist Manifesto; Political boss; Union shop; Neoclassical architecture; Legislation; Trade and development; The New York Times; Public housing; Environmental determinism; Political socialization; Transportation planning; Manhattan; Bourgeoisie; Skyscraper; Employment; Welfare state

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

Planning the Capitalist City

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

One. The Problem Of Planning

Two. Colonial Town Planting

Three. Early Housing Reform

Four. Parks And Park Planning

Five. Planning The City Beautiful

Six. Roads Not Taken

Seven. Planning The City Practical

Eight. Planning And Contradiction

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

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