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Author VanderMeer, Philip R., 1947-

Title Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 [electronic resource] / Philip VanderMeer.

Imprint Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010.

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Description xvii, 459 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. The first desert vision : an American Eden: Civilizing the desert : the initial phase ; Building the modern city : physical form and function ; Shaping the modern American city : social construction -- pt. 2. Creating and pursuing a new vision, 1940-60: Creating a new vision : the war and after ; Building a new politics ; Growing the city : economic, cultural, and spatial expansion -- pt. 3. Elaborating and modifying the high-tech suburban vision: From houses to communities : suburban growth in the postwar metropolis, 1945-80 ; Political change and changing policies in the 1960s and 1970s ; Changing the urban form : the politics of place and space ; An uncertain future : looking for a new vision -- Conclusion : desert vision, desert city.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject City and town life -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History.
City planning -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History.
Social change -- Arizona -- Phoenix -- History.
Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth -- Case studies.
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- History.
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Economic conditions.
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Social conditions.
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Politics and government.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780826348913
9780826348937 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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