During the early decades of the Cold War, large-scale investments in American defense and aerospace research and development spawned a variety of problem-solving techniques, technologies, and institutions. From systems analysis to reconnaissance satellites to think tanks, these innovations did not remain exclusive accessories of the defense establishment. Instead, they readily found civilian applications in both the private and public sector. City planning and management were no exception.
Jennifer Light argues that the technologies and values of the Cold War fundamentally shaped the...
During the early decades of the Cold War, large-scale investments in American defense and aerospace research and development spawned a variety of p...
In the early twentieth century, America was transformed from a predominantly agricultural nation to one whose population resided mostly in cities. Yet rural areas continued to hold favored status in the country's political life.
For prominent figures in the social sciences, city planning, and real estate who were anxious about the future of cities, this obsession with the agrarian past inspired a new campaign for urban reform. They called for ongoing programs of natural resource management to be extended to maintain and improve cities.
Jennifer S. Light finds a new...
In the early twentieth century, America was transformed from a predominantly agricultural nation to one whose population resided mostly in cities. ...
In the early twentieth century, America was transformed from a predominantly agricultural nation to one whose population resided mostly in cities. Yet rural areas continued to hold favored status in the country's political life.
For prominent figures in the social sciences, city planning, and real estate who were anxious about the future of cities, this obsession with the agrarian past inspired a new campaign for urban reform. They called for ongoing programs of natural resource management to be extended to maintain and improve cities.
Jennifer S. Light finds a new...
In the early twentieth century, America was transformed from a predominantly agricultural nation to one whose population resided mostly in cities. ...
How have online protestslike the recent outrage over the Komen Foundation s decision to defund Planned Parenthoodchanged the nature of political action? How do Facebook and other popular social media platforms shape the conversation around current political issues? The ways in which we gather information about current events and communicate it with others have been transformed by the rapid rise of digital media. The political is no longer confined to the institutional and electoral arenas, and that has profound implications for how we understand citizenship and political participation. ...
How have online protestslike the recent outrage over the Komen Foundation s decision to defund Planned Parenthoodchanged the nature of political actio...
How have online protests-like the recent outrage over the Komen Foundation's decision to defund Planned Parenthood-changed the nature of political action? How do Facebook and other popular social media platforms shape the conversation around current political issues? The ways in which we gather information about current events and communicate it with others have been transformed by the rapid rise of digital media. The political is no longer confined to the institutional and electoral arenas, and that has profound implications for how we understand citizenship and political participation. ...
How have online protests-like the recent outrage over the Komen Foundation's decision to defund Planned Parenthood-changed the nature of political act...
