Interpreting 1970 American Census

The 1970 Census of the American people was and is the most detailed examination of a large population ever attempted and successfully carried out. Costing millions and employing tens of thousands of part-time interviewers, the Census explored the makeup of our multiracial populace; the great interior migrations of modern times, both black and white; the social mobility of individuals and groups; the changes in relative income levels between the poor and the working and middle classes; the damping of the population explosion; the new immigrants; and much, much more.

E. J. Kahn, Jr., well-known author and New Yorker writer, immersed himself in census questionnaires, statistics, and computer printouts for three years as the initial raw information was first collected, sorted, and digested, and this book was the result. He looked for the significant detail, the confirming or unexpected trend, anything that might shed light not only on where we were but, tentatively and gingerly, where, as groups or as a nation, we might be heading.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: FINDINGS OF THE 1970 CENSUS is a reference work without a single chart, graph, or map -- a book that can be read and enjoyed as much for its style and enquiring attitude as for the rich stew of information it so appetizingly serves up. Here is where we were, reflected in an immense mirror, beauty spots, warts, and all in as intimate an exploration as was ever made.

The 340-page hardbound book was published in this 1974 second printing by Weybright and Talley, New York. It is in Very Good condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. There are no other apparent defects on the covers or inside. The dust jacket end flaps are glued inside the front cover. (6113/6)
Publisher: Weybright and Talley
ISBN: 0679400036  

Town’s Strength, Weakness, Resources
OUR COMMUNITY was written for people who love their community, but at the same time do not believe that their community is as good as it should be. American community life is in danger of being lost in our changing urban society, say the editors, and this offers an approach to preserving the sense of community and to finding it where it has been lost.

Written by local community leaders who have worked to improve their home towns, it was edited by Dorothy and Curtis Mial and published in 1960 by New York University Press. Hardbound. 269 pages.

Appendix includes variety of forms for analyzing communities. Ex lib with usual library markings. Very Good+ condition with no defects we can see on the covers or inside pages. Dust jacket is present and covered with Mylar. There is slight discoloration on the endpapers.

A timely subject with important information from a project that worked! The book is scarce now and we found only two copies available for sale on the web. Both were in the $25 range of prices. (2052/rF)
Publisher: New York University Press
ISBN: none  

Question of Priorities - New Strategies

A Question of Priorities - New Strategies, Urbanized World by Edward Higbee. (Foreword: Buckminster Fuller) 1970, New York: William Morrow 214 pages. Ex Lib. DJ w/protective cover. A scarce edition.

This distinguished geographer and ecologist addresses himself to a subject of transcendent importance -- the need to remodel our social, political and economic institutions to meet the human requirements of an ireversibly urban age. Yet we remain in a society which has not succeeded in developing institutions for human well-being to match the capabilities of our technology.

Very Good, with DJ tape stains on inside covers. (3910)
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: none  

City Planning, Babylon to Brasilia, Hiller
Ever since man started to live in cities, he has planned their organization. Only recently, however, has a formal body of theory and knowledge come into general use. Carl E. Hiller’s Babylon to Brasilia is about the challenge city planning has presented in the past and the vital place it has in today’s concerns. It was published in this 1972 FIRST EDITION by Little, Brown & Co., Boston.

With the aid of more than 50 black/white photos and drawings, Hiller presents a short history of cities, how they have grown, the basic forms they’ve taken, and what is wrong with them today. Next he discusses the work of such gifted city planners as L’Enfant, Le Corbusier and Wright, then moves on to discuss the New Town Movement, urban renewal and ideas for future cities.

The 109-page hardbound book features and illustrated glossary, bibliography, index and appendix with the names of institutions offering bachelor’s degrees in urban planning. The book is an important reference for anyone who wants to know how man can attempt to successfully shape one part of his environment.

Condition of the book is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. Neither the covers nor inside pages have any apparent defects. The dust jacket is present and protected with plastic covering. It’s a nice one! (4145)
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co
ISBN: none  

Human Values in Urban Living
Growth of America's urban population in the mid 1900s could only be termed phenomenal, according to The Urban Complex - Human Values in Urban Life. An advisor on urban affairs to both Presidents Johnson and Kennedy, Weaver examines in depth the major problems of American cities and analyzes such controversial aspects as the impact of urbanization on American society; the middle-class flight to the suburbs and what could be done to reverse it; the tragic failures of certain urban renewal projects; and the acute shortage of low-income housing.

In conclusion, he describes what Federal, state and local governments were doing to help, as well as how they were planning for the future to alleviate slum ghettos, blight and crime -- to make American cities better places in which to live and raise families.

The 297-page hardbound book was published in this 1964 FIRST EDITION by Doubleday, Garden City NY. It is Ex Lib with the usual library markings. The dust jacket is present with a protective cover.

Condition of the book is Very Good with no apparent defects inside or out. (NF102/C)
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: none