Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 [electronic resource] / Philip VanderMeer.

By: VanderMeer, Philip R, 1947-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010Description: xvii, 459 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9780826348937 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): City and town life -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History | City planning -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History | Social change -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History | Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth -- Case studies | Phoenix (Ariz.) -- History | Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Economic conditions | Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Social conditions | Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Politics and governmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 979.1/73 LOC classification: F819.P57 | V358 2010Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.

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