No single view of American cities captures the many problems of urban life-whether the city is analyzed by a politician, an architect, an urban planner, a sociologist, or a psychologist. Man and the Modern City presents the view of ten distinguished urban critics whose variety of approaches places the crucial issues of the city in a broad perspective.

Elizabeth Geen was dean and professor of English at Goucher College.

Jeanne Lowe was a senior fellow at the Urban Center of New York University.

Kenneth Walker is professor emeritus of history at Goucher College.