Research Guides: CITY 250: Growth & Spatial Org of the City (BMC): Background Reading

Background Reading

Tripod
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Tripod searches for individual journal articles as well as the Tri-College libraries’ collection of books, journal titles, multimedia materials, databases and more.

Start with Tripod or WorldCat to find books on your topic. Possible keyword or subject headings to try:

Graterford Prison

Imprisonment

Bethlehem Metropolitan Area

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Gentrification -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Metropolitan Area

University Of Pennsylvania History

Urban geography

Some useful subheadings you can use in combine with these terms:

Census

United States

Pennsylvania

Social Aspects

WorldCat
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A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC-present.