Political Science / Urban Politics

Chronicles the creation and transformation of Reno’s reputation from backward railroad town to a nationally known “Sin Central.” The author shows how Reno civic leaders, in their never-ending quest for tourist dollars, dramatically altered the economy and physical appearance of the city.

Sustainable Cities in American Democracy examines the long arc of sustainable cities in the U.S. as a democratic project of diverse civic groups in both contest and in collaboration with institutional and policy actors of many types.

Winning Elections in the 21st Century is a handbook for candidates, campaign staff and volunteers and a textbook for students who want to know how campaigns are run and won today.

A lively cultural history of Las Vegas, boasting color photos and bursting with insider details. Celebrating the eclectic blend of stories, people, sights, and sounds that together make up Las Vegas’s extraordinary appeal, this book considers how popular culture has depicted the city and its powerful allure over its first century.

The first major comprehensive treatment of urban revitalization in 35 years. Examines the federal government’s relationship with urban America from the Truman through the Clinton administrations. Provides a telling critique of how, in the long run, government turned a blind eye to the fate of cities.

Revisits the landmark case Euclid v. Ambler, in which the Supreme Court surprisingly upheld the constitutionality of local zoning laws protecting residential neighborhoods from real and perceived disturbances, a decision that forever changed the way American cities and their suburbs were organized.

A collection of thirteen essays—considered “classics” in the field of urban politics—from leading scholar Clarence Stone, with new essays by the editors and by Stone himself that contextualize the impact of his previous works and suggest new directions for researchers.

Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco—from Gold Rush to earthquake—to show how the city’s diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday “cultural frontiers,” such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others.