Building the South Side: Urban Space and Civic Culture in Chicago, 1890-1919 (Historical Studies of Urban America)
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Robin F. Bachin (Author)
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"Building the South Side" explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. Robin F. Bachin examines the early days of the University of Chicago, Chicago's public parks, Comiskey Park, and the Black Belt to consider how community leaders looked to the physical design of the city to shape its culture and promote civic interaction.Bachin highlights how the creation of a local terrain of civic culture was a contested process, with the battle for cultural authority transforming urban politics and blurring the line between private and public space. In the process, universities, parks and playgrounds, and commercial entertainment districts emerged as alternative arenas of civic engagement.
About the Author
Robin F. Bachin is the Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History and Director of American Studies at the University of Miami. She is also president of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History.
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- Contributor: Robin F. Bachin
- Imprint: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN13: 9780226033945
- Number of Pages: 448
- Packaged Dimensions: 17x23x2mm
- Packaged Weight: 624
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Release Date: 2008-11-14
- Series: Historical Studies of Urban America
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Robin F. Bachin is the Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History and Director of American Studies at the University of Miami. She is also president of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History.
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