 | Roaring Metropolis: Businessmen''s Campaign for a Civic Welfare State Subjects: United States -- Social policy -- 20th century -- Case studies; Businessmen -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies; Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies; Detroit (Mich.) -- Po; Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists in the early twentieth century as they advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs. Focusing on Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, the book traces businessmen's quest to build cities and nurture an urban citizenry friendly to capitalism. Daniel Amsterdam teaches history at the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
