Lectures in History
Urban America in the Mid-20th Century
2012-03-24T20:00:41-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODA2XC8zMDQxMTMtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==This week, an examination of urban America in the mid-twentieth century, with Brian Purnell, a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine.
The class is part of a course called, “The Wire: Race, Class, Gender, and the Urban Crisis,” which covers the social, economic, political, and cultural dynamics of U.S. cities after World War Two.
This is an hour and twenty minutes.
This week, an examination of urban America in the mid-twentieth century, with Brian Purnell, a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine. The class is part…
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This week, an examination of urban America in the mid-twentieth century, with Brian Purnell, a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine.
The class is part of a course called, “The Wire: Race, Class, Gender, and the Urban Crisis,” which covers the social, economic, political, and cultural dynamics of U.S. cities after World War Two.
This is an hour and twenty minutes. close
The class is part of a course called, “The Wire: Race, Class, Gender, and the Urban Crisis,” which covers the social, economic, political, and cultural dynamics of U.S. cities after World War Two.
This is an hour and twenty minutes.
This week, an examination of urban America in the mid-twentieth century, with Brian Purnell, a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine. The class is part… read more
This week, an examination of urban America in the mid-twentieth century, with Brian Purnell, a professor at Bowdoin College in Maine.
The class is part of a course called, “The Wire: Race, Class, Gender, and the Urban Crisis,” which covers the social, economic, political, and cultural dynamics of U.S. cities after World War Two.
This is an hour and twenty minutes. close
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