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This is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions the course examines are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. In keeping with the seminar structure, the …
This is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions the course examines are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. In keeping with the seminar structure, the course focuses on readings and discussions.
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A photo by Jacob Riis, c. 1890, showing a family living in a one-room tenement apartment in New York City. (Image is in the public domain.)
