urban space and civic culture in Chicago, 1890-1919 Bachin, Robin Faith. creator text bibliography ilu Chicago, Ill Bristol University of Chicago Press University Presses Marketing [distributor] 2008 monographic eng

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ix, 434 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. Robin 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. Pt. 1. The university and the city. A new order of things: planning and building the University of Chicago ; The city seeking aid from Alma Mater: collegiate culture, coeducation, and the boundaries of college and community. -- Pt. 2. Parks as public space. To lay the foundations for good citizenship: neighborhood parks and outdoor recreation ; Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty: the Burnham plan and the civic lakefront. -- Pt. 3. Commercial leisure and civic culture. Baseball palace of the world: commercial recreation and the building of Comiskey Park ; A mecca for pleasure: leisure, work, and spaces of race pride. Robin F. Bachin. Originally published: 2004. Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. n-us-il Sociología urbana Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos) Valores sociales Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos) Sociología Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales Primeram Jornada de Catalogacion Sociology, Urban Illinois Chicago Social values Illinois Chicago Working class Illinois Chicago Social conditions Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions Chicago (Ill.) Race relations HN 80 B123b 2008 307.760977311 9780226033938 (cloth) 9780226033945 (pbk.: alk. paper) 0226033945 (pbk.: alk. paper) 0226033937 (cloth) UKM 080709 20230410115852.0 103780