Being American on the edge : penurbia and the metropolitan mind, 1945-2010
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Being American on the edge : penurbia and the metropolitan mind, 1945-2010
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-260) and index
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Description
This manuscript focuses on the development of hybrid city-country (penurban) landscapes around large urban areas which mesh stylized countryside with functional links to the cities. These landscapes are central to American mindsets as they combine the dreams, expectations, and experiences of the nation in expressive cultural landscapes. An interpretive-analytical methodology is used in this single-authored, multidisciplinary work which draws on insights from history, American Studies, social sciences, urban studies, and environmental studies, and cultural studies in order to portray lifestyle and settlement phenomena overlooked by single disciplinary fields. Telling the story of how penurban landscapes emerged, the work blends original research with a re-reading of existing work to understand developing lifestyle and settlement patterns. The book aims at readers in history, urban studies, environmental studies, consumerism and American Studies.
Table of Contents
Introducing Penurbia Thinking about City Edges Penurbanites and Exurbanites - Peoples of the Fringe Charting Penurban Growth Politics, Planning, and Administration Penurban Civil Society Images from Popular Culture Magazines and Penurbia Professional Views of Penurban Change
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