The 20th-Century American City: Problem, Promise & Reality (The American Moment)

The Twentieth-Century American City is an essential text for anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of urban America's complex social, political, economic, and physical development over the past century.

This thoroughly revised edition by Jon C.

Teaford provides a broad, accessible overview of the ongoing struggle to create a better city, covering topics such as race, ethnicity, class, and immigration.

With a focus on the end of the twentieth century and the first years of the next millennium, this book offers a detailed description of urban America's complex evolution, including aging central cities, technoburbs, and the ongoing conflict between inner-city poverty and urban boosterism.

Whether you are a student, researcher, or simply someone interested in understanding the complexities of urban life, this book is an indispensable resource.