| All Roads Lead to the American City Subjects: Roads in literature.; Cities and towns in literature.; American literature; Globalization; Civilization; Cities and towns; City and town life; All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of the urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with the cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cultural myths and social geography of the United States, the book puts some of the greatest as well as the baddest American cities under the microscope. |