books by Robert M. Fogelson     books:     Robert M. Fogelson      Bourgeois Nightmares: Suburbia, 1870-1930 Robert M. Fogelson Yale University Press, 2007 Please grade the book on what it is, not what you hoped for!!!!!! This book is a great introduction to the genesis of gated communities. If you do not know, that genesis lies in developer's need to earn a high rate of return for their investment. In the past, developers included many design features to attract those who would ...             Big City Police Robert M. Fogelson Harvard University Press, 1979 Stiff but Informative Look at Policing Robert Fogelson takes a scholarly look at the challenges of big city police departments circa the late 1970's. Fogelson focuses more on administrative and political challenges than of those faced by officers on the beat. Readers get a feel for what police departments ...             Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950 Robert M. Fogelson Yale University Press, 2003 a story of unintended consequences Much of this book describes downtown in its early years of decline (1920-50): as cars and highways mushrooomed, shopping begin to move outside downtown. The solutions to this state of affairs were completely counterproductive: downtown business interests assumed that ...             The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930 (Classics in Urban History, Vol 3) Robert M. Fogelson University of California Press, 1993 Hey! It's a Classic in Urban History! Yes, this certainly is a classic in urban history. Fogelson succicently tells the story of Los Angeles, from it's beginnings as a Mexican backwater berg to the enormous Metropolis it became. Fogelson includes chapters on all of the important subjects: L.A. and its ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1850-1930, 1880-1950, bourgeois, fragmented, metropolis, nightmares      toavi.com    web randomly chosen DVD: West Is West