02766nam 2200601Ia 450 991081640340332120200520144314.00-8166-4885-90-8166-9881-3(CKB)1000000000346650(EBL)310752(OCoLC)476096103(SSID)ssj0000270923(PQKBManifestationID)11224418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270923(PQKBWorkID)10262749(PQKB)11640335(MiAaPQ)EBC310752(OCoLC)181084606(MdBmJHUP)muse33398(Au-PeEL)EBL310752(CaPaEBR)ebr10151333(CaONFJC)MIL522508(OCoLC)437188541(EXLCZ)99100000000034665020060816d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhen America became suburban /Robert A. Beauregard1st ed.Minneapolis, Minn. ;London University of Minnesota Pressc20061 online resource (290 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4884-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The short American century -- Urbanization's consequences -- Parasitic urbanization -- Culture and institutions -- Domestic prosperity -- Ways of life -- America's global project -- Identity and urbanity -- Appendix A: Decennial population loss for the fifty largest U.S. cities, 1820-2000 -- Appendix B: Demographic and economic comparisons across periods of urbanization -- Appendix C: Measures of urbanization for historical periods.In the decades after World War II, the United States became the most prosperous nation in the world and a superpower whose dominance was symbolized by the American suburbs. Spurred by the decline of its industrial cities and by mass suburbanization, people imagined a new national identity-one that emphasized consumerism, social mobility, and a suburban lifestyle. The urbanity of the city was lost. In When America Became Suburban, Robert A. Beauregard examines this historic intersection of urban decline, mass suburbanization, domestic prosperity, and U.S. global aspirations as it unfolded SuburbsUnited StatesHistoryUrbanizationUnited StatesHistorySuburbsHistory.UrbanizationHistory.307.760973Beauregard Robert A276677MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816403403321When America became suburban3983244UNINA