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Paving the Way: New York Road Building and the American State, 1880-1956
Michael R. Fein
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Description for Paving the Way: New York Road Building and the American State, 1880-1956
Hardcover. Reveals the story of how road building paved the way to the modern state during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and how public works policy emerged as a third critical pillar in support of state building. This work shows that the growing transportation needs of a steadily industrializing nation reconfigured state politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Most historians have credited New Deal initiatives in economic regulation and social welfare policy with bringing about the modern American state. Michael Fein now reveals the surprising story of how road building paved the way to the modern state during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and how public works policy emerged as a third critical pillar in support of state building.""Paving the Way"" shows that the growing transportation needs of a steadily industrializing nation reconfigured state politics, bringing about a revolution in governance as it reshaped the landscape. Examining state and local policy developments from half a century ... Read more
Most historians have credited New Deal initiatives in economic regulation and social welfare policy with bringing about the modern American state. Michael Fein now reveals the surprising story of how road building paved the way to the modern state during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and how public works policy emerged as a third critical pillar in support of state building.""Paving the Way"" shows that the growing transportation needs of a steadily industrializing nation reconfigured state politics, bringing about a revolution in governance as it reshaped the landscape. Examining state and local policy developments from half a century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615629
SKU
V9780700615629
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About Michael R. Fein
Michael R. Fein is assistant professor of history at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Reviews for Paving the Way: New York Road Building and the American State, 1880-1956
Fein offers keen interpretive insights about the contested policies and politics that shaped a complex American federalism in the twentieth century. His book makes a compelling argument for the importance of public works policy in the evolution of American political development and makes a significant contribution to U.S. transportation and mobility history. Raymond A. Mohl, author of The Making of ... Read more