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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 1, History as Destiny: The Case of New York City
| | Kenneth T. Jackson |
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New-York Historical Society President and eminent Columbia University historian Kenneth T. Jackson has been teaching a course on the history of New York City for over thirty years. Through this series of online lectures, Jackson recreates the experience of his legendary Columbia University class with the complement of a wealth of documentary photographs, maps, and other illustrative material. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 2, Colonial City: Revolutionary Battleground
| | Kenneth T. Jackson |
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In his second e-seminar, Kenneth T. Jackson traces New York City's commercial character back to the days of Dutch New Amsterdam. He then examines New York's role in the Revolutionary War and the remarkable growth it experienced largely as a result of the Erie Canal. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 3, Urban Crisis: Fire and Water
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Urban Crisis: Fire and Water is the third e-seminar in The History of the City of New York, a series based on Kenneth T. Jackson's legendary course, which he has taught for over three decades, on the history of New York City. In this e-seminar, Professor Jackson examines the various ways that over the years New York City has responded to fires and water supply problems, two of the serious challenges faced by urban populations. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 4, Urban Crisis: Disease, Crime, and Space
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In this fourth in a series of eight e-seminars, Professor Kenneth T. Jackson, examines public space in New York and focuses on the creation of Central Park. He also discusses the creation of the Metropolitan Board of Health, the implementation of health and sanitary regulations as a response to outbreaks of cholera, and the founding of the New York City Police Department. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 5, City People
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In City People, the fifth e-seminar in a series on the history of New York City, Professor Kenneth T. Jackson looks at New York City in the nineteenth century, focusing on developments and innovations in the city's social life and infrastructure and discussing how they changed the everyday life of New Yorkers. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 6, Ethnic New York
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In Ethnic New York, the sixth e-seminar in an eight-part series, Kenneth T. Jackson traces the development of New York City's ethnic neighborhoods, particularly two of the most famous: Harlem and the Lower East Side. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 7, Bosses of All Kinds
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In Bosses of all Kinds, the seventh e-seminar in a series on the history of New York City, Professor Kenneth T. Jackson looks at Tammany Hall bosses, Robert Moses, and other political figures in the history of New York who, though unelected, have wielded extraordinary power. Enter.
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| | The History of the City of New York—E-Seminar 8, The Reinvention of New York
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In The Reinvention of New York, the eighth and final e-seminar in his series on the history of New York City, Professor Kenneth T. Jackson discusses New York in light of its ability to adapt to rapidly changing social, political, and economic conditions. Enter.
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