The Shame of the Cities - Couverture souple

Steffens, Lincoln

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809000083 ISBN 13 : 9780809000081

Editeur : Hill & Wang Pub, 1957

Synopsis

Book by Steffens Lincoln

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Lincoln Steffens was an integral part of the journalistic movement of his time. On the cusp of the twentieth century he was part of a generation, trying to decipher the implications of huge social and economic change. In a changing world, the gentleman's agreement that existed between journalists and politicians had started melting away. As the United States grew and began obsessively examining itself, this style of 'muckraking' journalism was a way to propel a desire for reform into the mainstream debate. Whilst Steffens may not have cared for the word, he and the Muckrakers used their column inches to demand change. He questioned economic policy, conventional attitudes to race relations and social policies which led to deprivation. In this compendium of articles, Steffens focused on city governments. He toured the nation's largest cities, questioning great men and guttersnipes alike. Into his writing he poured the fervour of a social reformer and the empathy of a human interest story but most of all he decried the corruption he saw all around him.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hill & Wang Pub
• Date d'édition: 1957
• ISBN 10: 0809000083
• ISBN 13: 9780809000081
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 214