When America became suburban / Robert A. Beauregard.

Author/creator Beauregard, Robert A.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxvi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Suburbs--United States. --History.
Urbanization--United States. --History.

Contents The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-262) and index.
LCCN 2006013891
ISBN0816648840 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816648859 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816648849
ISBN9780816648856