TY - BOOK AU - VanderMeer,Philip R. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 AV - F819.P57 V358 2010 U1 - 979.1/73 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Albuquerque PB - University of New Mexico Press KW - City and town life KW - Arizona KW - Phoenix KW - History KW - City planning KW - Social change KW - Cities and towns KW - United States KW - Growth KW - Case studies KW - Phoenix (Ariz.) KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions KW - Politics and government KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. The first desert vision : an American Eden: Civilizing the desert : the initial phase ; Building the modern city : physical form and function ; Shaping the modern American city : social construction -- pt. 2. Creating and pursuing a new vision, 1940-60: Creating a new vision : the war and after ; Building a new politics ; Growing the city : economic, cultural, and spatial expansion -- pt. 3. Elaborating and modifying the high-tech suburban vision: From houses to communities : suburban growth in the postwar metropolis, 1945-80 ; Political change and changing policies in the 1960s and 1970s ; Changing the urban form : the politics of place and space ; An uncertain future : looking for a new vision -- Conclusion : desert vision, desert city; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1118940 ER -