Metropolitan Philadelphia Living with the Presence of the Past |
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| Author:
| Conn, Steven |
| Series title: | Metropolitan Portraits Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-1943-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Conn examines the shifting meaning of the region's history, the utopian impulse behind its founding, the role of the region in creating the American middle class, the regional watershed, and the way art and cultural institutions have given shape to a resident identity.
Conn examines the shifting meaning of the region's history, the utopian impulse behind its founding, the role of the region in creating the American middle class, the regional watershed, and the way art and cultural institutions have given shape to a resident identity.