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Online curriculum for honors seminar at the University of Guelph. Focus is on case study of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/history/urban.html
Scholarly journal: profile, rates, instructions for contributors, and sample listing of recent articles.
http://uk.cambridge.org/journals/uhy/
Information about curriculum and research programs.
http://www.le.ac.uk/urbanhist/
Promotes the study of urban, municipal and local history, primarily in Sweden and other Nordic countries. General information, publications lists, directory of Ph.D students, and related internet links. English/Swedish/French/German.
http://www.urbanhistory.su.se/
Book by urban reformer Jane Addams explores the dangers faced by modern youth and their alienation caused by commercialized recreation, no outlets for romance and adventure, and the monotony of modern industry. Published in 1909.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/editions/youth/index.html
Peer-reviewed Journal of Canadian urban history. Illustrated history, abstracts and contents for current issue, editorial policies, and guidelines for authors provided.
http://www.hist.umontreal.ca/u/urbanhistory/home.html
Academic multimedia essays on New York and Chicago from 1870 to 1930 by scholars from Europe and America.
http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/citysites/
Edited e-mail discussion list in the field of urban history. Guidelines for participation, list of edtiors, archives, link for subscribing, and related internet links.
http://www.h-net.org/~urban/