Comparative American Cities

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Atlanta

Race, Class, and Urban Expansion

Larry Keating

Troubling stories about private interests over public development in Atlanta

248 pages | 6 x 9 | 15 tables, 7 maps, 7 figures

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Chicago

Race, Class, and the Response to Urban Decline

Gregory D. Squires

The social, economic, and political costs of the growth ideology for the Windy City

248 pages | 6 x 9 | 6 tables 4 map(s) 2 figures

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Detroit

Race and Uneven Development

Joe T. Darden

Examining the genesis of modern Detroit as a hub of wealth and poverty

336 pages | 6 x 9 | 21 tables 9 map(s) 2 figures

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Philadelphia

Neighborhoods, Division, and Conflict in a Post-Industrial City

Carolyn Adams, David Bartelt, David Elesh, Ira Goldstein, Nancy Kleniewski, and William Yancey

The city's history told on its own terms

224 pages | 6 x 9

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