Mapping decline : St. Louis and the fate of the American city / Colin Gordon.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Politics and culture in modern America.
Main Author: Gordon, Colin, 1962-
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
Series:Politics and culture in modern America.
Subjects:
Inner cities > Missouri > Saint Louis > History > 20th century.
Urban renewal > Missouri > Saint Louis.
Slums > Missouri > Saint Louis.
African Americans > Missouri > Saint Louis > Social conditions > 20th century.
Poor > Missouri > Saint Louis > Social conditions > 20th century.
Saint Louis (Mo.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
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Physical Description:xiv, 284 pages : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Our house : the twentieth century at 4635 North Market Street
  • Local politics, local power : governing greater St. Louis, 1940-2000
  • "The steel ring" : race and realty in greater St. Louis
  • Patchwork metropolis : municipal zoning in greater St. Louis
  • Fighting blight : urban renewal policies and programs, 1945-2000
  • City of blight : the limits of urban renewal in greater St. Louis
  • Conclusion: Our house revisited : the twenty-first century at 4635 North Market Street.