Free Read Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past - by Steven Conn - Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past, Metropolitan Philadelphia Living with the Presence of the Past As America s fifth largest city and fourth largest metropolitan region Philadelphia is tied to its surrounding counties and suburban neighborhoods It is this vital relationship suggests Steven Conn
- Title: Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past
- Author: Steven Conn
- ISBN: 9780812219432
- Page: 187
- Format: Paperback
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Free Read Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past - by Steven Conn
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Not a rigorous, thesis driven academic study of the city, but an elegantly crafted, enjoyable insider s introduction to various components of its past and present, trying to get at what makes Philadelphia distinct in feel from any other major American city I picked up a good degree of basic knowledge about various city institutions, infrastructure projects, sociology, and historical moments It should be well pitched for my students as an introductory piece.
Decent book about different trends in Philadelphia s past that have continued to the present day Written by a West Philly progressive, had some interesting things to say about the development of the middle class in Philly Also I liked his description of a weird liberal conservative split represented by independence hall and valley forge park.
Short on details but long on insight, and probably gives a better sense of place than a comprehensive history ever could Makes a great argument for viewing the entire Delaware Valley region as a whole.
Excellent But only if you are as interested in Philadelphia as I am I like the way he took a Schorske like style and applied it to an American city.
A look at Philadelphia and environs from a modern day Quaker.