Howard Gillette

Biographic Data

ID362285
NAMEHoward Gillette
GIVEN NAMESHoward
FAMILY NAMEGillette
SIGNATUREGILLETTE H
AFFILIATIONSGeorge Washington University
ORCID0009-0009-0678-695X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Toward Camden

    Open AccessHoward Gillette, Jr Howard GilletteARTICLENew Jersey Studies An Interdiscipli…2022

    Howard Gillette Jr. reviewing Toward Camden, by Mercy Romero

  • The Medical Metropolis: Health Care and Economic Transformation in Pittsburgh and Houston

    Open AccessHoward GilletteARTICLEPennsylvania History A Journal of…2022

    Even as every city booster is likely to cite the critical role of educational and medical institutions—“eds and meds”—in boosting the fortunes of America’s contemporary cities, their presence has proved to be a mixed blessing in many instances. In detailing the emergence of modern medical complexes and their influence in two quite different cities, Andrew Simpson has provided keen insights into their evolution and effect. As the industrial city g…

  • A ndrew H eath . In Union There Is Strength: Philadelphia in the Age of Urban Consolidation

    Open AccessHoward GilletteARTICLEThe American Historical Review2020

    Recognized for years as a marker of Philadelphia’s leap to modern form, the consolidation of Philadelphia County’s multiple jurisdictions in 1854, in Andrew Heath’s deft interpretation, assumes new importance as a window into the complex interplay of class, power, and space in the critical years just before and after the Civil War. In Union There Is Strength: Philadelphia in the Age of Urban Consolidation not only addresses the parallels between …

  • David Listokin, Dorothea Berkhout and James W Hughes, New Brunswick, New Jersey: The decline and revitalization of urban America

    Open AccessHoward GilletteARTICLEEnvironment and Planning B Urban…2017

  • The politics of staying put: Condo conversion and tenant right-to-buy in Washington, DC , by Carolyn Gallaher

    Howard GilletteARTICLEJournal of Urban Affairs2017

  • Andrew R. Highsmith. Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis

    Howard GilletteARTICLEThe American Historical Review2016

    In this volume, Andrew R. Highsmith challenges prevailing narratives about urban decline by arguing that it has been the persistent quest for renewal, more than any other factor, that has been responsible for a city’s demise. Echoing the critic and reformer Henry George more than a century earlier that with progress comes accentuated poverty, Highsmith illuminates the often “pernicious results” (6) of urban planning that have shaped uneven metrop…

  • Class Divide: Yale '64 and the Conflicted Legacy of the Sixties

    Howard Gillette, Howard Jr GilletteBOOKClass Divide2015

    Members of the Yale College class of 1964—the first class to matriculate in the 1960s—were poised to take up the positions of leadership that typically followed an Ivy League education. Their mission gained special urgency from the inspiration of John F. Kennedy’s presidency and the civil rights movement as it moved north. Ultimately these men proved successful in traditional terms—in the professions, in politics, and in philanthropy—and yet some…

  • Atlanta Unbound: Enabling Sprawl through Policy and Planning

    Howard GilletteARTICLEJournal of American History2014

  • Michael B. Katz. Why Don't American Cities Burn

    Howard GilletteARTICLEThe American Historical Review2013

    As a collection of thoughtful essays about the nature of the American modern city and especially the persistent pattern of concentrated poverty there, this book serves as a useful synthesis for recent policy debate. Going well beyond the topic suggested in his title, Michael B. Katz assesses, among other things, the nature of black inequality and the shift to market-based solutions to urban problems, as well as the reasons why cities have seldom …

  • The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000

    Howard GilletteARTICLEJournal of American History2011Cited by: 2

    Journal Article The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945–2000 Get access The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945–2000. By Roger Biles. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2011. xvi, 445 pp. $39.95, ISBN978-0-7006-1768-5.) Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. Rutgers University, Camden, Camden, New Jersey [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…

  • Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C

    Howard Gillette, Jr Howard Gillette et al.BOOKBetween Justice and Beauty2006

    As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments—with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's largely black population have failed. Yet federal plans and federal money have successfully created a large federal presence—a triumph, argues Howard Gillette, of be…

  • The Most Segregated City in America: City Planning and Civil Rights in Birmingham, 1920-1980

    Howard Gillette, Charles E ConnerlyARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History2006

  • Alternative visions of home

    Open AccessHoward GilletteARTICLEAmerican Quarterly1997

    Alternative Visions of Home Howard Gillette Jr. (bio) Living Downtown: The History of Residential Hotels in the United States. By Paul Groth. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. 401 pages. $35.00. In tracing the evolution of hotel living in America, Paul Groth pursues two, not always consistent, objectives. Speaking to the contemporary housing crisis by critiquing the long held bias favoring the single family dwelling, he seeks suppor…

  • Southern City, National Ambition: The Growth of Early Washington, D.C., 1800-1860

    Michael Bennett, Howard Gillette et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1996Cited by: 1

    Journal Article “Southern City, National Ambition: The Growth of Early Washington, D.C., 1800–1860.” Octagon Museum, 1799 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006. Anacostia Museum, 1901 Ft. Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020 Get access Michael Bennett Michael Bennett National Park Service, Washington, D.C. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 3, December 1996, Pages 95…

  • Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D. C

    Arnold R Hirsch, Howard Gillette et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1996

    Journal Article Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C. By Howard Gillette Jr. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. xiv, 297 pp. $32.95, ISBN 0-8018-5069-X.) Get access Arnold R. Hirsch Arnold R. Hirsch University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 2, Septem…

  • Race Relations in Washington, D.C., 1878-1955: A Photographic Essay

    Open AccessFredric Miller, Fredric M Miller et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban History1994

  • Washington: Symbol and City

    Howard GilletteARTICLEJournal of American History1992

    “Washington: Symbol and City.” National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Get access Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. George Washington University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 79, Issue 1, June 1992, Pages 208–212, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078478 Published: 01 June 1992

  • Washington: Behind the Monuments

    Howard Gillette, Bruce I BustardARTICLEJournal of American History1991

    Journal Article “Washington: Behind the Monuments.” National Archives and Records Administration, Seventh and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20408 Get access Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. George Washington University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 1, June 1991, Pages 253–255, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078098 Published: 01 June 1991

  • Changing Directions in U.S. Urban History

    Howard GilletteARTICLEOAH Magazine of History1990References: 3

    Changing Directions in U.S. Urban History Get access Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. is professor of American civilization and Director of the American Studies Program at the George Washington University. He is the co-editor of two books on American cities and is working on an urban biography of Washington, D.C. He was a founder and first director of the Center for Washington Area Studies at George Washington and cu…

  • Rethinking American Urban History: New Directions for the Posturban Era

    Howard GilletteARTICLESocial Science History1990

  • American Community Organizations: A Historical Dictionary

    Howard Gillette, Patricia Mooney MelvinARTICLEJournal of American History1989

    Journal Article American Community Organizations: A Historical Dictionary. Ed. by Patricia Mooney Melvin. (Westport: Greenwood, 1986. xvii + 236 pp. $45.00.) Get access Howard Gillette, Jr. Howard Gillette, Jr. George Washington University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 4, March 1989, Pages 1394–1395, https://doi.org/10.2307/1908772 Published: 01 March 1989

  • American Urbanism: A Historiographical Review

    Francis G Couvares, Howard Gillette et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1988

    Journal Article American Urbanism: A Historiographical Review. Ed. by Howard Gillette, Jr., and Zane L. Miller. (Westport: Greenwood, 1987. vii + 328 pp. $45.00.) Get access Francis G. Couvares Francis G. Couvares Amherst College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 3, December 1988, Page 890, https://doi.org/10.2307/1901552 Published: 01 December 1988

  • American Urbanism: A Historiographical Review

    Mark La Gory, Howard Gillette et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1988Cited by: 2

  • A National Workshop for Urban Policy: The Metropolitanization of Washington, 1946-1968

    Howard GilletteARTICLEThe Public Historian1985Cited by: 2References: 2

    Research Article| January 01 1985 A National Workshop for Urban Policy: The Metropolitanization of Washington, 1946-1968 Howard Gillette,, Jr. Howard Gillette,, Jr. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The Public Historian (1985) 7 (1): 7–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/3377297 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn E…

  • The Evolution of Neighborhood Planning: From the Progressive Era to the 1949 Housing Act

    Open AccessHoward GilletteARTICLEJournal of Urban History1983Cited by: 3