"The city is not where it used to be. Nor, for that matter, is it what it used to be. These are the conclusions of the American City and Its Citizens." "Taking a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to the subject - and drawing as much on political and economic history as on geography - Roger Minshull here invites us to examine and re-examine current theories of urban geography in the light of two specific arguments. The first is that now all important commercial, industrial and administrative functions, over half the population, plus most of the wealth and political power are in the suburbs, the American city is being redefined." "Secondly, while Edge City is in the process of replacing Central City, the USA finds itself no longer the melting pot it once considered itself to be, but an increasingly pluralist, divided and entrenched society. What then, are the implications for the world's most powerful and influential nation?" "The culmination of a distinguished academic career, The American City and its Citizens presents an accurate, and at times controversial, overview of a complex subject."--BOOK JACKET.