| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-466) and index. |
| Contents |
An uncredentialed woman, 1916-1954 -- A generous place to live -- Outlaw -- Ladies' nest of owls, and other milestones in the education of Miss Jane Butzner -- The great bewildering world -- Morningside Heights -- Women's work -- Amerika -- Trushchoby -- In the big world, 1954-1968 -- Disenchantment --Ten minutes at Harvard -- A person worth talking to -- A manuscript to show us -- Mother Jacobs of Hudson Street -- The physical fallacy -- West Village warrior -- Luncheon at the White House -- Gas masks at the Pentagon -- On Albany Avenue, 1968-2006 -- A circle of their own -- Settling in -- Our Jane -- Flummoxed -- Adam, Karl, and Jane -- Webs of trust -- Ideas that matter -- Civilization's child. |
| Summary |
"Chronicles the life of a noted activist who wrote seven groundbreaking books, including her most famous, The Death and Life of Great American Cities; saved neighborhoods; stopped expressways; was arrested twice; and engaged at home and on the streets in thousands of debates -- all of which she won,"--NoveList. |
| Subject |
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
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City planners -- United States -- Biography.
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City planners -- Canada -- Biography.
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City planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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City planning -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban renewal -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban renewal -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Sociology, Urban -- Philosophy.
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Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. (OCoLC)fst00052833
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City planners. (OCoLC)fst00862164
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City planning. (OCoLC)fst00862177
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Sociology, Urban -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01123970
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Urban renewal. (OCoLC)fst01162536
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Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780307961907 (hardcover) |
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0307961907 (hardcover) |
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