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Houses for a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945–1965

Barbara Miller Lane • Princeton University Press • ISBN 9780691167619

Houses for a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945–1965 cover

Houses for a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945–1965

Barbara Miller Lane • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691167619

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ISBN 9780691167619 • Completeness 48

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Description

Uncover the pivotal two decades after World War II when American suburbs rapidly expanded, examining the builders who innovated mass housing and the buyers who embraced a new way of life.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
1945
Pages: 320

Catalog notes

Contributor: Barbara Miller LaneMovement: Mid-century Modern

Cultural context

Category: American Suburban HistoryCategory: Domestic Architecture HistoryCategory: Housing PolicyCategory: Mid-Century American SocietyCategory: Post-War ArchitectureCategory: Urban DevelopmentCategory: Post-War AmericaCategory: Housing Development

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