When America became suburban

The short American century

Urbanization's consequences

Parasitic urbanization

Culture and institutions

Domestic prosperity

Ways of life

America's global project

Identity and urbanity

Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000

Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization

Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods.