From the Gulf of Alaska to the Mississippi River and from the binational metropolis of San Diego-Tijuana to the Prairie Province capitals of Canada, Carl Abbott explores the complex urban history of western Canada and the United States. The evolution of western cities from stations for exploration and military occupation to contemporary entry points for migration and components of a global economy reminds us that it is cities that "won the West." And today, as cultural change increasingly moves from west to east, Abbott argues that the urban West represents a new center from which emerging patterns of behavior and changing customs will help to shape North America in the twenty-first century.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780826333131
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Date: 07-16-2010
Pages: 357
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Series: Histories of the American Frontier
About the Author
Carl Abbott is professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University and the coeditor of the Pacific Historical Review. He is the author of numerous books on urban history and the development of cities in the United States.
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