{"product_id":"bringing-the-civic-back-in-zane-l-miller-and-american-urban-history-paperback","title":"Bringing the Civic Back In: Zane L. Miller and American Urban History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the passing of Zane L. Miller in 2016, academia lost a renowned scholar and one of the key founders of new urban history-a branch of the discipline that placed urban life at the center of American history and treated the city as an arena for civic and political action. He was a devoted, tireless mentor who published or fostered dozens of books and articles on urban history. He also co-founded Temple University Press' foundational series \u003ci\u003eUrban Life, Landscape, and Policy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBringing the Civic Back In\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical overview, appreciation, and extension of Miller's work as scholar, editor, mentor, colleague, and citizen. Included are three excerpts from Miller's final, unfinished work, in which he presented cities as the source of a civic nationalism he viewed as fundamental to the development of American democracy. The editors-along with contributors Robert B. Fairbanks and Charles Lester-reflect on the life and work of their friend as well as his role in creating a Cincinnati school of urban history. These original essays by practitioners of Miller's approach highlight the power of ideas to shape social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at DePaul University. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Many Futures of Work: Rethinking Expectations and Breaking Molds \u003c\/i\u003e(Temple University Press) and of the press's \u003ci\u003eUrban Life, Landscape, and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e book series. In 2017 and 2018 Professor Bennett was interim Executive Director of North Branch Works, a neighborhood economic development organization in Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. Fairfield\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Xavier University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Public and its Possibilities: Triumphs and Tragedies in the American City\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple), \u003ci\u003e The Mysteries of the Great City: The Politics of Urban Design, 1877-1937\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOakley: From Hamlet to the Center of Cincinnati\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Mooney-Melvin \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. She is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of the City: Local Government, Civic Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e and Community Life in Urban America\u003c\/i\u003e; editor of\u003ci\u003e American Community Organizations: A Historical Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e; coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Urbanization of Modern America: A Brief History, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e; and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Organic City: Urban Definition and Neighborhood Organization 1880-1920\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782574080288,"sku":"9781439922439","price":47.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e2c3cdb5b7b6001327944522fdc5a84.webp?v=1780574648","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bringing-the-civic-back-in-zane-l-miller-and-american-urban-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}