03107nam 2200649 a 450 991045204300332120200520144314.01-281-74059-497866117405970-300-12699-910.12987/9780300126990(CKB)1000000000471760(StDuBDS)AH23049389(SSID)ssj0000114168(PQKBManifestationID)11143083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114168(PQKBWorkID)10102244(PQKB)10119751(MiAaPQ)EBC3419986(DE-B1597)485505(OCoLC)123168521(DE-B1597)9780300126990(Au-PeEL)EBL3419986(CaPaEBR)ebr10170012(CaONFJC)MIL174059(OCoLC)923589610(EXLCZ)99100000000047176020050330d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrBourgeois nightmares[electronic resource] suburbia, 1870-1930 /Robert M. FogelsonNew Haven Yale University Pressc20051 online resource (272 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10876-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-253) and index.Suburbia, 1870-1930 : the quest for permanence -- Bourgeois nightmares : fears of almost everyone and everything.The quintessential American suburbs, with their gracious single-family homes, large green lawns, and leaf-shaded streets, reflected not only residents' dreams but nightmares, not only hopes but fears: fear of others, of racial minorities and lowincome groups, fear of themselves, fear of the market, and, above all, fear of change. These fears, and the restrictive covenants that embodied them, are the subject of Robert M. Fogelson's fascinating new book.As Fogelson reveals, suburban subdividers attempted to cope with the deep-seated fears of unwanted change, especially the encroachment of "undesirable" people and activities, by imposing a wide range of restrictions on the lots. These restrictions ranged from mandating minimum costs and architectural styles for the houses to forbidding the owners to sell or lease their property to any member of a host of racial, ethnic, and religious groups. These restrictions, many of which are still commonly employed, tell us as much about the complexities of American society today as about its complexities a century ago.SuburbsUnited StatesHistoryReal covenantsUnited StatesSuburban lifeUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.SuburbsHistory.Real covenantsSuburban lifeHistory.307.76/0973Fogelson Robert M1008839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452043003321Bourgeois nightmares2462696UNINA