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THE DISCUSSION BEGINS WITH AN EXAMINATION AND CRITIQUE OF CONVENTIONAL WISDOM CONCERNING POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND THE THREE DOMINANT EXPLANATORY PARADIGMS GENERALLY USED BY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS. THE PAPER THEN OUTLINES AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEME, DRAWING UPON RECENT WRITINGS ON SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Part One Introduction -- 1. Building, Unbuilding, and Rebuilding American Cities -- 2. Themes and Perspectives on the American City -- Part Two The Rise and Fall of Milwaukee -- 3.Pre-Industrial Milwaukee: 1818-1870 -- 4. Early Industrial Milwaukee: 1870-1900 -- 5. Mature Industrial Milwaukee: 1900-1930 -- 6. Reshaping Industrial Milwaukee: 1930-1950 -- 7. The Decline of Industrial Milwaukee: 1950-1990 -- 8. An Analytic Summary of Milwaukee -- Part Three Three Comparative Histories -- Introduction -- 9. The Rise and Fall of Industrial Cleveland -- 10. The Rise of a Post-Industrial City: Austin, Texas -- 11. The Rebirth of Minneapolis-St. Paul: Creating a Post-Industrial City in the Midwest -- Part Four Conclusion -- 12. Building Cities in America -- Notes -- About the Book and Author -- Index

A number of key insights about American cities are synthesized in this article, and a sorely neglected feature of them, their territorial sovereignty, is emphasized. The author argues first that cities must be seen as sovereign territorial systems. As such, cities engage in continuing struggles with other sovereign powers in America, including suburbs, states, and the federal government. The directions of many such systems derive from a dominant system of meaning - growth. Growth shapes the city, and once it impinges on the lives of citizens, it fosters their dissent. The author urges greater empirical attention to "thick histories" to refine the argument.