{"product_id":"the-dallas-myth-harvey-j-graff-9780816652709","title":"The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of an American City","description":"The ninth largest city in the United States, Dallas is exceptional among American cities for the claims of its elites and boosters that it is a \"city with no limits\" and a \"city with no history.\" Home to the Dallas Cowboys, self-styled as \"America's Team,\" setting for the television series that glamorized its values of self-invention and success, and site of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dallas looms disproportionately large in the American imagination. Yet it lacks an identity of its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn The Dallas Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvey J. Graff presents a novel interpretation of a city that has proudly declared its freedom from the past. He scrutinizes the city's origin myth and its governance ideology, known as the \"Dallas Way,\" looking at how these elements have shaped Dallas and served to limit democratic participation and exacerbate inequality. Advancing beyond a traditional historical perspective, Graff proposes an original, integrative understanding of the city's urban fabric and offers an explicit critique of the reactionary political foundations of modern Dallas: its tolerance for right-wing political violence, the endemic racism and xenophobia, and a planning model that privileges growth and monumental architecture at the expense of the environment and social justice.\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the power of myths that have defined the city for so long, Graff presents a new interpretation of Dallas that both deepens our understanding of America's urban landscape and enables its residents to envision a more equitable, humane, and democratic future for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvey J. Graff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816652708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816652709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 54","brand":"Harvey J. Graff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598254469375,"sku":"9780816652709","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ff8d051-d12c-4a80-8c76-3af8298c27a7.jpg?v=1702381469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dallas-myth-harvey-j-graff-9780816652709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}