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The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism [Studies in Environment & History].
by Rome, Adam
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0521804906
- ISBN 13
- 9780521804905
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About This Item
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 299 pp. Adam Rome provides the first scholarly text to examine the environmental consequences of suburban growth in the USA between 1945 and 1970. After WW2, the spread of tract-house construction changed the nature of millions of acres of land, and Americans began to protest against the environmental costs of suburban development. By the mid-1960s, many critics attempted to institutionalize an urban land ethic. Offers a compelling insight into two of the great stories of modern times - the mass migration to the suburbs and the rise of the environmental movement. The book also offers a valuable historical perspective for participants in contemporary debates about the alternatives to sprawl.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11284
- Title
- The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism [Studies in Environment & History].
- Author
- Rome, Adam
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0521804906
- ISBN 13
- 9780521804905
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- society, cities, suburbs, environment, united states
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...