Updated in its 8th Edition, City Politics argues that the politics of growth, the politics of governance, and enclave politics are the three imperatives that dissolve the past and present into a singular, continuous narrative. Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme - that urban politics in the United Stateshas evolved as a dynamic inte...
Updated in its 8th Edition, City Politics argues that the politics of growth, the politics of governance, and enclave politics are the three imperatives that dissolve the past and present into a singular, continuous narrative. Praised for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme - that urban politics in the United Stateshas evolved as a dynamic interaction among governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity - City Politics remains a classic studyof urban politics.
20世纪30—60年代，阿巴拉契亚山脉南部以及弗吉尼亚、西弗吉尼亚和肯塔基周的坎伯兰高原地区的煤矿业不断衰退，每年都有上千个极度贫困的家庭逃离矿区。第二次世界大战之后，大批人员逃离矿区，只是阿巴拉契亚的一些县人烟稀少。哈里·考迪尔（Harry Caudill）的小说《夜幕降临的坎伯兰》（Night Comes to the Cumberlands）感人至深，贫穷迫使家庭和整个社区撇下农场小自留地并离开破旧的城镇，这些家庭中后来的几代人回到阿巴拉契亚地区寻根，对山区和山谷的思念成为民间音乐和蓝草音乐经常表达的悲伤曲调。 (查看原文)
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0 有用 ca7thy 2017-01-27 03:25:59
非常详细地解释了美国城市政治的发展史以及城市化和郊区化的对比