Building the Ivory Tower : Universities and Metropolitan Development in the Twentieth Century

Today, universities serve as the economic engines and cultural centers of many U.S. cities, but how did this come to be? In Building the Ivory Tower, LaDale Winling traces the history of universities' relationship to the American city, illuminating how they embraced their role as urban develope...
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Winling, LaDale C. [verfasserIn]

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E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press ; 2017

©2018

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Schlagwörter:

Community and college, Casestudies, History, 20th century, United States

Land use, Case studies, History, 20th century, United States

Cities and towns, Growth, History, 20th century, United States

Cities and towns, Effects of technological innovations on, History, 20th century, UnitedStates

University towns, Case studies, Economic aspects, 20th century

Cities and towns.

Community and college.

Land use.

Academic Life.

Economics.

Education.

Public Policy.

Urban Studies.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning

Umfang:

1 Online-Ressource ; 46 illus.

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

Reihe:

Politics and Culture in Modern America

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ISBN:

978-0-8122-9454-5

DOI / URN:

10.9783/9780812294545

Katalog-ID:

1028679378

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