Apprehending the City: The View from Above, Below, and Behind.

Orum, Anthony M.

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ERIC Number: EJ429479

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Apprehending the City: The View from Above, Below, and Behind.

Orum, Anthony M.

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v26 n4 p589-609 Jun 1991

Describes cities as sovereign territorial systems engaging in political struggles with other sovereignties such as states, dominating their physical environment, and exercising jurisdiction over people and institutions within their boundaries. Calls for a more comprehensive history of the city and its residents. (CJS)

Descriptors: City Government, Ethnology, Local History, Political Divisions (Geographic), Political Power, Power Structure, Systems Approach, United States History, Urban Areas, Urban Culture, Urban Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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