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Overview
The Essential William H. Whyte offers the core writings of a great observer of the postwar American scene. Included are selections from The Organization Man, Securing Space for Urban America: Conservation Easements, The Last Landscape, The Social Life of Urban Spaces, and City: Rediscovering the Center, as well as many of Whyte's articles from Fortune Magazine.
Synopsis
Edited for use in undergraduate anthropology, sociology, and urban studies courses, some 14 excerpts from Whyte's essays and books are presented. Selections from his early work in magazine are included, as are excerpts from (1956), (1968), and (1988). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The New York Times Book Review - Douglas A. Sylva
Reading The Essential William H. Whyte restores faith that change can be understood, and that the ever-quickening pace of change can, sometimes, even be directed or controlled.