NATHAN GLAZER

Whyte's work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives.

Blacks stand out uniquely among the array of American racial and ethnic groups in the degree to which marriage remains within the group.

The Spirit of Cities presents a new approach to the study of cities in which the focus is placed on a city's defining ethos or values. The style of the book is attractively conversational and even autobiographical, and far from current social science positivism. For a lover of cities--and perhaps even for one who is not--The Spirit of Cities is consistently good reading.

Blacks stand out uniquely among the array of American racial and ethnic groups in the degree to which marriage remains within the group.

The Spirit of Cities presents a new approach to the study of cities in which the focus is placed on a city's defining ethos or values. The style of the book is attractively conversational and even autobiographical, and far from current social science positivism. For a lover of cities--and perhaps even for one who is not--The Spirit of Cities is consistently good reading.

Whyte's work remains a living and usable handbook for improving our cities, our countryside, and our lives.