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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Planning, Current Literature
Author: Housing and Planning References
Author: Housing References
Author: National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Municipal Journal and Public Works
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Remaking the Heartland
Author: Robert WuthnowPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400836247
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The social transformation of the American Midwest in the postwar era For many Americans, the Midwest is a vast unknown. In Remaking the Heartland, Robert Wuthnow sets out to rectify this. He shows how the region has undergone extraordinary social transformations over the past half-century and proven itself surprisingly resilient in the face of such hardships as the Great Depression and the movement of residents to other parts of the country. He examines the heartland's reinvention throughout the decades and traces the social and economic factors that have helped it to survive and prosper. Wuthnow points to the critical strength of the region's social institutions established between 1870 and 1950--the market towns, farmsteads, one-room schoolhouses, townships, rural cooperatives, and manufacturing centers that have adapted with the changing times. He focuses on farmers' struggles to recover from the Great Depression well into the 1950s, the cultural redefinition and modernization of the region's image that occurred during the 1950s and 1960s, the growth of secondary and higher education, the decline of small towns, the redeployment of agribusiness, and the rapid expansion of edge cities. Drawing his arguments from extensive interviews and evidence from the towns and counties of the Midwest, Wuthnow provides a unique perspective as both an objective observer and someone who grew up there. Remaking the Heartland offers an accessible look at the humble yet strong foundations that have allowed the region to endure undiminished.
Popular Mechanics
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Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Iron Age and Hardware, Iron and Industrial Reporter
Author: The Iron Age
Author: Municipal Journal and Engineer
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description