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Title
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Urban History
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Description
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Urban History synthesizes three generations of urban historical scholarship, providing a thematic and chronological overview of American urban history from the pre-Columbian era until the beginning decades of the twenty-first century. The 92 articles collected in these two volumes describe and analyze the transformation of the United States from a simple agrarian and small-town society to a complex urban and suburban nation. Each article has been authored, peer-reviewed, and edited by scholars expert in the field, offering a reliable, historiographically informed examination of a specific subject in American urban history.
The Encyclopedia differs from previous publications by providing semi-structured, synoptic articles ranging from 6,000 to 8,000 words or more. Each article is divided into three parts: 1. an accessible narrative overview of an important issue in American urban history; 2. a brief historiographical summary of significant writers and publications on the subject; and 3. a short introduction to essential primary sources. This tri-part format allows each article to serve multiple audiences: those who simply want an informed an intelligent introduction to a given topic; those interested in identifying the leading publications on a specific subject; and those interested in performing more detailed research.
ISBN
9780190854201
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City
Oxford UK
Keywords
Urban History, American History, Small Towns, Cities, Suburban Nation
Disciplines
History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Gilfoyle, Timothy, "Oxford Encyclopedia of American Urban History" (2019). Faculty Books. 167.
https://ecommons.luc.edu/facultybooks/167
