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Invented Edens techno-cities of the twentieth century
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Invented Edens [electronic resource] : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella.
ISBN
9780262113205 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2008.
Physical Description
viii, 190 p. : ill., maps.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 15, 2013
Series
Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-186) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The arc of utopias
Neotechnics in the garden : the marriage of country and town
Planning for national regeneration : techno-cities in the interwar years
Techno-città : technology and urban design in fascist Italy
The techno-city goes to war : America in World War II and after
Utopia revived : from industrial modernism to community
The city of disciplines : utopia denied, utopia restored
Techno-nostalgia and the new urbanism
Conclusion: The fate of the industrial Eden.
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