About this title: The winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize, this book is the first detailed history of suburban life in America from its origin to the drive-in culture of today.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1987-04-16
ISBN-13:9780195049831ISBN:0195049837
Description: Good in None jacket. Underlining and highlighting scattered throughout. Very light cover wear. Tight square binding with no spine creases. 1987 Oxford University Press, later printing. x + 396 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195049831ISBN:0195049837
Description: Fine. 0195049837 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small blue OUP stamp on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1985-10-10
ISBN-13:9780195036107ISBN:0195036107
Description: Fair. Page edges have remainder mark. Cover has a little edge wear. Text has underlining and notes in margins. GOOD AS A READING COPY ONLY! ! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1985
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1985--This ex lib hard bound book has a dust jacket with a protective mylar cover, corner clipped, b/w photographs, clean tight pages, and usual lib markings. -Fourth Printing-Ex-Library Site allows up to 30 calendar days for standard U.S. shipping-please take this into account when choosing a shipping method. Thank you! read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780195036107ISBN:0195036107
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. "CRABGRASS FRONTIER is the first full-scale attempt to trace the development of the suburbs in America from their origins to the present day. Integrating social history with economic and architectural analysis, the book traces communities in every section of the country and compares American residential patterns with those of Europe and Japan. " This book has 396 pages and is illustrated. The text contains NO internal markings whatsoever. read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780195036107ISBN:0195036107
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. DJ in archival cover. 1 on the number line. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780195036107ISBN:0195036107
Description: 0195036107. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780195049831ISBN:0195049837
Description: Good. Slight wear, mildew or coloring. May have minimal highlights or markings on some pages. Ships within 24 business hours from SC. Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
"The book makes the point that suburbanization did not begin when expressways were built from the cities to the hinterlands. Suburbs began as soon as there were cities and grew in direct proportion to the available transportation technology (i.e. commuter trains, streetcars, automobiles)."
"Surprisingly interesting study on the development of American suburbia and its negative effect on city centers. Didn't realize studies on population shifts could be so interesting!"
"If you have strong but hard to explain or substantiate feelings about the suburbs, read this book. I read it for school and I imagine it's probably dated at this point, but it helped me to understand why on earth we have these sprawling suburbs, and what made them the way they are. We do still follow a lot of these patterns today, but I don't even think we know why any more. They're so ingrained in us that even recent attempts to revitalize urban cores have been guided by this suburbanizing mentality. I want to re-read it and see how it holds up. If you live in KC, there's some special interest (history of the Plaza included). Also for KC people, the premise of this book is pretty similar to the premise of the permanent exhibit at the Johnson County Museum of History. Read this book and take the field trip."
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