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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret CrawfordPublisher: Verso Books Imprint: Verso Books Dimensions: Width: 20.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.688kg ISBN: 9780860916956ISBN 10: 0860916952 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 17 February 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIn her brilliant exploration of company towns from 1790 to 1925, Margaret Crawford has created the definitive book on this major topic in American economic and urban history, as well as a model of fine analytical writing about the politics of design. Her work reveals the potential of architectural history to illuminate the contested terrains of housing, urban design, and social life. -- Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and American Studies, Yale University. In her brilliant exploration of company towns from 1790 to 1925, Margaret Crawford has created the definitive book on this major topic in American economic and urban history, as well as a model of fine analytical writing about the politics of design. Her work reveals the potential of architectural history to illuminate the contested terrains of housing, urban design, and social life. - Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and American Studies, Yale University. Author InformationMargaret Crawford is Professor and Chair of the History and Theory of Architecture Program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. She edited The Car and the City: The Automobile, The Built Environment, and Daily Life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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