Expanding the American Dream Building and Rebuilding Levittown

Name: Expanding the American Dream Building and Rebuilding Levittown
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ISBN: 9780791412886

ISBN-10: 0791412881

ISBN-13: 9780791412886

Edition: N/A

Authors: Barbara M. Kelly, William R. Taylor

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Describes the impact or aftermath of Depression and postwar housing policies. Using the houses of Levittown, Long Island, Kelly examines the government-sponsored, mass-produced housing of that period, the families that lived there, and the society that fostered it. For planners, the study offers lessons of the recent past to consider in modern development; for historians, insights to the suburbanization process following WWII; for others, food for thought about the implications of domestic space and design. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $34.95
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 2/2/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Figures


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Construction



The Plan in the Planned Community



Houses Fit for Heroes



The House Becomes a Home



Expanding the American Dream



A Closer Look



Myths and Meanings



The Politics of House and Home



Postscript



The Sale of Rental Units



The Women's Congress on Housing



Comparative Social Statistics on Levittown over Time


Notes


Bibliography


Index