Roaring Metropolis - Amsterdam - Books - University of Pennsylvania Press - 9780812248104 - April 22, 2016
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Roaring Metropolis


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Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists in the early twentieth century as they advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs. Focusing on Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, the book traces businessmen's quest to build cities and nurture an urban citizenry friendly to capitalism.


240 pages, 20 illus.

Media Books     Book
Released April 22, 2016
ISBN13 9780812248104
Publishers University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   544 g

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