The Third City: Chicago And American Urbanism

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Book Title: Third City : Chicago and American Urbanism

Item Length: 8.5in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: Larry Bennett

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), Sociology / Urban

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 2015

Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 11.9 Oz

Number of Pages: 256 Pages