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Autore |
Gutfreund Owen D. <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Twentieth century sprawl [[electronic resource] ] : highways and the reshaping of the American landscape / / Owen D. Gutfreund |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771746-2 |
0-19-988163-4 |
1-280-48164-1 |
0-19-530264-8 |
0-19-803242-0 |
1-60256-883-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - United States - Growth - History - 20th century |
Interstate Highway System - History - 20th century |
Roads - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century |
Transportation, Automotive - United States - History - 20th century |
Middlebury (Vt. : Town) History 20th century |
Smyrna (Rutherford County, Tenn.) History 20th century |
Denver (Colo.) History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations, Figures, and Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: Highway Federalism; TWO: Denver Meets the Automobile; THREE: The Decentralization of Post-World War II Denver; FOUR: Automobiles and a Small Town; FIVE: Bridges, Bypasses, and Boulevards; SIX: AutoCity: Smyrna, Tennessee; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Draws on case studies of three individual communities to reassesss the consequences of how government-sponsored highway development has dramatically changed American communities and the way in which Americans live and work. |
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