Building the South Side
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black belt
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chicago
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citizenship
civic culture
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community
cultural studies
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foundations
higher education
illinois
influence
lakefront
landscapes
neighborhood
outdoors
park
planning
playgrounds
progressive era
public parks
race relations
racism
recreation
south side
struggle
united states of america
university
urban spaces
usa
Product details
- ISBN 9780226033938
- Weight: 737g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 15 Mar 2004
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
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.
