The Restless City Reader: A New York City Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415802277 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 336 str.

Joanne R. Reitano; Joanne Reitano

Opis

From Peter Stuyvesant to Mayor Bloomberg, New York City's history is full of vibrant characters, riveting events and fascinating controversies that reflect shifting economic, political, social and cultural currents. This sourcebook uses primary and secondary sources to illuminate urban issues.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Restless City  2. 1609-1799  3. 1800-1840  4. 1840-1865  5. 1865-1900  6. 1900-1920  7. 1920-1945  8. 1945-1970  9. 1970-1993  10. 1993-2008

O autorze

Joanne Reitano earned a BA from Vassar College and a PhD from New York University. She is Professor of History Emerita at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. Her other book-length publications include Work and Society: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, The Tariff Question in the Gilded Age: The Great Debate of 1888, The Restless City: A Short History of New York From Colonial Times to the Present, and New York State: People, Places, and Priorities. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.