Bookchin Publishes Crisis in Our Cities
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Science, Social Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Cities, Urbanization, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1965
Article abstract: An outspoken anarchist shocked Americans by detailing the many ways in which modern cities were becoming physical and psychological menaces to their inhabitants.
Summary of Event
Crisis in Our Cities was published at a time when U.S. cities were growing enormously as a result of the postwar boom and the accelerating change from an agrarian to an industrialized economy. The automobile was reshaping every city, creating new phenomena called “white flight,” “urban sprawl,” and “inner-city decay.” Land that had never been...
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