Creating an imperial city: Kansas City in the 1920s

This thesis is a community study of Kansas City in the 1920s as a city working to assume a prominent place within the emerging American market empire. It begins by exploring the role that men and women played in altering the worldview of the city, followed by an analysis of the way in which the topography of the city was altered to reflect the forces of empire. Methodologically it utilizes critical theory.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History (UMKC)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Gallagher, Kory Paul

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Merrill, Dennis

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/11300

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/11300