The American City: Civic Culture in Sociohistorical Perspective by Daniel Monti - 1999-11-08

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Blackwell, 1999. 1st. Paperback. New/New.

Paperback / softback. New. Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? This book addresses these questions and spans three hundred years of American urban life. It reconciles both liberal and conservative viewpoints and responds unequivocally, 'yes'.

Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm. Light marks and scuffs to cover. Clean pages, free from notes or highlighting. Bindings firm, spine intact. A good used copy with no major defects. Publisher's note: Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? Do Americans help each other for the common good? Daniel J. Monti, Jr. addresses these questions in this wide-ranging volume spanning three hundred years of American civic life. He reconciles the views of liberal and conservative urbanists, and answers that yes, Americans are indeed a community of believers, and that a viable and vital urban culture exists in the United States despite notions of division and apathy. In a series of portraits of small, medium-sized, and large American cities, Monti reveals urban America in a positive light, a place where people work together for the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? This book addresses these questions and spans three hundred years of American urban life. It reconciles both liberal and conservative viewpoints and responds unequivocally, 'yes'.

Blackwell Publishing , pp. 400 . Papeback. Used.

Blackwell Pub, 1999. Paperback. New. 391 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches.

Blackwell Pub, 1999. Paperback. New. 391 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches.