Building Suburbia Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000

Name: Building Suburbia Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000
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ISBN: 9780375727214

ISBN-10: 0375727213

ISBN-13: 9780375727214

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Authors: Dolores Hayden

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A lively history of the contested landscapes where the majority of Americans now live, Building Suburbia chronicles two centuries in the birth and development of America’s metropolitan regions. From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines seven eras of suburban development since 1820. An urban historian and architect, she portrays housewives and politicians as well as designers and builders making the decisions that have generated America’s diverse suburbs. Residents have sought home, nature, and community in suburbia. Developers have cherished different dreams, seeking profit from economies of scale and…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/9/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.19" wide x 7.94" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



The American Metropolitan Landscape



The Shapes of Suburbia



The Suburban City



Historic Patterns in the Landscape



Borderlands



Picturesque Enclaves



Streetcar Buildouts



Mail-Order and Self-Built Suburbs



Sitcom Suburbs



Edge Nodes



Rural Fringes



The Next Suburbs



Nostalgia and Futurism



The Importance of Older Suburbs


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index