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Suburban Century - Social Change and Urban Growth in England and the USA (Hardcover, First)
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Suburban Century - Social Change and Urban Growth in England and the USA (Hardcover, First)
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Bad architecture. Soulless. Destructive of communities. The suburbs
are much-maligned places. We see this time and again in films like
American Beauty and novels like The Ice Storm. But are they really
as homogenous and conservative as we think they are? In this
wide-ranging comparative study of England and the United States,
Mark Clapson offers new interpretations on suburbia. The majority
of people in both countries now live in suburbs, largely as a
result of the rising affluence of the postwar period. Millions of
Americans pursued an aspiration to settle away from the poorer town
and city centres in new subdivisions, while in England people were
keen to leave terraced streets and poorer suburban housing areas.
Examining housing policies, the politics of affluence and social
class, Clapson challenges deeply held myths by demonstrating the
complexity of suburban life. He shows how suburbs are becoming
increasingly multicultural and compares the minority experience in
both countries. He analyzes voting patterns to reveal some
surprising political trends. In addition, he discusses gender and
the experience of community life. Throughout, he uncovers the
similarities and differences in the English and American experience
of suburbanization in the twentieth century. This is a timely and
original account that looks beyond the stereotypes of life in the
'burbs.
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