Overview

Contrary to popular belief suburbs are not a recent phenomenon, nor are they the same everywhere. The editors and contributors to this volume demonstrate how suburbs and the meaning of suburbanism change both with time and geographical location. Here the disciplines of history, geography and sociology, together with subdisciplines as diverse as gender studies, art history and urban morphology, are brought together to reveal the nature of suburbia from the nineteenth century to the present day and from Britain to North America and Australia. Peter Newby. Mark Turner. Richard Turkington. J.W.R. Whitehand. C.M.H. Carr. Richard Harris. Larry Mccann. Robert Lewis. Veronica Strong-Boag. Isabel Dyck. Kim England. Louise Johnson. Tony Dingle. An

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Author:   Richard Harris ,  Peter Larkham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780419220503

ISBN 10:   041922050
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 June 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The book is a welcome contribution to the historiography of the suburbs, as each chapter is strong and well-written.. <br>- Planning Perspectives, 2000 <br> Changing suburbs is a thoughful and interesting collection that brings together a wide range of work on the form of ordinary suburbs.. <br>- APA Journal, 2001 <br>

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