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City: Urbanism and its End.

by Douglas W. Rae. Yale University Press. 2003. 516 pages. $30.

Yale University professor Rae explores the history of the city, reporting on growth, death, rebirth, and the future of U.S. urban areas. Concentrating on New Haven, Connecticut, he applies the lessons learned there to many

American cities and offers serious solutions to problems experienced across the country. Topics include manufacturing, neighborhood development, urban sprawl, government spending, and center-city vitality.

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