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Building suburbia : green fields and urban growth, 1820-2000 / Dolores Hayden.

By: Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, 2004.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: xiii, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780375727214 (pbk.) :
  • 0375727213 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HT352.U5 H39 2004
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection HT 352 .U5 H39 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5113423

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-302) and index.

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.

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