Selling the City by Lee M A Simpson
Between 1880 and 1940, California cities were in the vanguard in creating comprehensive city plans and zoning ordinances that came to characterize modern American city growth. This book reveals the means by which property-owning middle-class women achieved entry into the male-dominated sphere of urban planning.
"[An] engrossing study of the historic role women have played in shaping California cities.."California History "Thoroughly researched, this book will be of considerable interest to a broad range of scholars....All in all, this book is valuable both for its substantial accomplishments and for the questions it raises." - American Historical Review "Lee Simpson...does the field of California urban history a great service by investigating the role of women in turn-of-the-century civic boosterism and city planning." - H-Net Reviews "...Selling the City offers important insights into women's involvement in urban growth and development in the long Progressive era." - The Public Historian
Lee M. A. Simpson is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Sacramento.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804748759 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804748756 |
| Title | Selling the City |
| Author | Lee M A Simpson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2004-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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