Description |
x, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Scranton, Pennsylvania -- New York City -- Urban renewal -- The housewife with no college degree -- The death and life of great American cities -- Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village activist, part one -- Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village activist, part two -- Jane Jacobs, race, and gentrification: an assessment -- Toronto the good -- Economist without portfolio -- Conclusions about Jane Jacobs -- Notes |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index |
Subject |
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
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City planners -- Biography.
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Women city planners -- Biography.
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Sociology, Urban.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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LC no. |
2005023067 |
ISBN |
0813537924 |
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9780813537924 hardcover alkaline paper |
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