The Suburb Reader by Becky Nicolaides (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Suburb Reader by Becky Nicolaides, Andrew Wiese Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Employing over 200 primary sources, illustrations, and critical essays, The Suburb Reader documents the rise of North American suburbanization from the 1700s through the present day. Publisher Description Since the 1920s, the United States has seen a dramatic reversal in living patterns, with a majority of Americans now residing in suburbs. This mass emigration from cities is one of the most fundamental social and geographical transformations in recent US history. Suburbanization has not only produced a distinct physical environment—it has become a major defining force in the construction of twentieth-century American culture. Employing over 200 primary sources, illustrations, and critical essays, The Suburb Reader documents the rise of North American suburbanization from the 1700s through the present day. Through thematically organized chapters it explores multiple facets of suburbias creation and addresses its indelible impact on the shaping of gender and family ideologies, politics, race relations, technology, design, and public policy. Becky Nicolaides and Andrew Wieses concise commentaries introduce the selections and contextualize the major themes of each chapter. Distinctive in its integration of multiple perspectives on the evolution of the suburban landscape, The Suburb Reader pays particular attention to the long, complex experiences of African Americans, immigrants, and working people in suburbia. Encompassing an impressive breadth of chronology and themes, The Suburb Reader is a landmark collection of the best works on the rise of this modern social phenomenon. New to the edition The second edition incorporates important new research that explores the complex history and cultures of the American suburbs More coverage of transnational cases and the influence of American suburbia internationally More coverage of the post-financial crisis and housing crisis in the U. S.,including rising suburban inequality The positive sides of suburban living are further emphasized, balancing the critical approaches of the text, including, "best practices" in policy. Deeper coverage of ethnically diverse suburbs, including politics and lifeways in Asian American and Latino suburbs Expanded coverage of recent exclusionary tactics, from cultural politics to violence in Ferguson New material on popular culture representations, in film, television, music, and childrens literature New coverage of the future of suburbs, including further economic, political, and social transformations and recent initiatives in sustainability and regional equity Author Biography Becky M. Nicolaides is an Affiliated Research Scholar at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, a Research Affiliate at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, and the author of My Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965.Andrew Wiese is Professor of History at San Diego State University and the author of Places of Their Own: African American Suburbanization in the Twentieth Century. Details ISBN 1138818585 ISBN-13 9781138818583 Title The Suburb Reader Author Becky Nicolaides, Andrew Wiese Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 682 Edition 2nd Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:139892565; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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