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Bourgeois Nightmares: Suburbia, 1870-1930

By Robert M. Fogelson

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780300126990
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
899 kB (920487 bytes)
Pages
272\272
Time added
2023-05-30 01:25:02

Description

The quintessential American suburbs, with their gracious single-family homes, large green lawns, and leaf-shaded streets, reflected not only residents’ dreams but nightmares, not only hopes but fears: fear of others, of racial minorities and lowincome groups, fear of themselves, fear of the market, and, above all, fear of change. These fears, and the restrictive covenants that embodied them, are the subject of Robert M. Fogelson’s fascinating new book. Contents Introduction One. Suburbia, 1870–1930: The Quest for Permanence Two. Bourgeois Nightmares: Fears of Almost Everyone and Everything Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index

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