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Images of the American City

Images of the American City

Anselm L. Strauss

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2014
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781412853828
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Originally published in 1961, Images of the American City examines how Americans dealt with the rapid shock of urbanization as it evolved from an agricultural nation

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