The Essential William H. Whyte

William H. Whyte (Jr.)

Fordham University Press, 2000 - Architecture - 383 pages

The Essential William H. Whyte offers the core writings of a great observer of the postwar American scene. Included are selections from The Organization Man (1956), Securing Space for Urban America: Conservation Easements (1959), The Last Landscape (1968), The Social Life of Urban Spaces (1980), and City: Rediscovering the Center (1988), as well as many of Whyte's articles from Fortune magazine.

About the author

William H. Whyte (1917–1999) began his career as an editor at Fortune magazine. He is the author of numerous books on social and environmental analysis, including the 1956 classic,The Organization Man, as well as The Last Landscape (1968) and City: Rediscovering the Center (1988). All of his books are available in e-book and paperback formats from the University of Pennsylvania Press. For more information, visit thelafargeagency.com/william-h-whyte/. Albert LaFarge, Ph.D., is a literary agent and editorial consultant. He is the editor, with Robert Coles, of Minding the Store: Great Writing about Business, from Tolstoy to Now (New Press, 2008). adjunct professor of writing and editing at Massachusetts College or Art & Design. For more information, visit http://thelafargeagency.com/about/.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Essential William H. Whyte; The Essential William H. Whyte, William Hollingsworth Whyte
• Author: William H. Whyte (Jr.)
• Editor: Albert LaFarge
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0823220265, 9780823220267
• Length: 383 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning; History / General; History / United States / 20th Century; Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science / Sociology / Urban