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Autore: | Light Jennifer S. <1971-> |
Titolo: | From warfare to welfare : defense intellectuals and urban problems in Cold War America / / Jennifer S. Light |
Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, Md. ; ; London, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2003 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina: | 307.76/0973/0904 |
Soggetto topico: | Urban policy - United States - History - 20th century |
Federal-city relations - United States - History - 20th century | |
Technology and state - United States - History - 20th century | |
National security - United States - History - 20th century | |
Soggetto geografico: | United States History 1945- |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-280) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Planning for the Atomic Age: Creating a Community of Experts -- Part I / Command, Control, and Community -- 2 The City as a Communication System -- 3 Cybernetics and Urban Renewal -- Part II / Cities in the Space Age -- 4 Urban Intelligence Gathering -- 5 Moon-Shot Management for American Cities -- 6 Cable as a Cold War Technology -- 7 Wired Cities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Note on Sources -- Index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Tracing the transfer of innovations from military to city planning and management, Light reveals how a continuing source of inspiration for American city administrators lay in the nation's preparations for war. |
Titolo autorizzato: | From warfare to welfare |
ISBN: | 0-8018-8146-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910828387203321 |
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