Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009
Philip. VanderMeer
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Albuquerque : : University of New Mexico Press, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (479 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The First Desert Vision: An American Eden; 1: Civilizing the Desert: The Initial Phase; 2: Building The Modern City: Physical Form and Function; 3: Shaping the Modern American City: Social Construction; Part II: Creating and Pursuing a New Vision, 1940-60; 4: Creating a New Vision: The War and After; 5: Building a New Politics; 6: Growing the City: Economic, Cultural, and Spatial Expansion; Part III: Elaborating and Modifying the High-Tech Suburban Vision. - 7: From Houses to Communities: Suburban Growth in the Postwar Metropolis, 1945-1980 8: Political Change and Changing Policies in the 1960's and 1970's; 9: Changing the Urban Form: The Politics of Place and Space; 10: An Uncertain Future: Looking for a New Vision; Conclusion: Desert Vision, Desert City; Notes; Index; Back Cover. - Through investigating Phoenix's struggle to become a major American metropolis, VanderMeer's study also offers a unique view of what it means to be a desert city.
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| ISBN | 0-8263-4892-0
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