| Description |
xxi, 348 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). |
| Series |
Architecture, landscape, and American culture series |
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Architecture, landscape, and American culture series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Hypothetical Hiroshimas : city, suburb, and shelter in 1950s civil defense -- Surveying the Cold War landscape : the national fallout shelter program fallout protection -- Sheltering communities : city and social planning for civil defense -- Design intellectuals : professional architects and civil defense -- Performing architectural expertise : designs for fallout shelter fallout shelter design -- Cold War constructions : fallout shelter in new buildings -- Bunker architecture for the Cold War : Boston City Hall -- Epilogue. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Architecture and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Architects in government -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Fallout shelters -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Designing for civil defense in the Cold War |
| ISBN |
9780816669752 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780816669769 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780816676774 (electronic bk.) |
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