Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 (Record no. 228524)
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| fixed length control field | 02403nam a2200409 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 979.1/73 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | VanderMeer, Philip R., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Albuquerque : |
| Name of publisher | University of New Mexico Press, |
| Year of publication | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 459 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | City and town life |
| Topical Term | City planning |
| Topical Term | Social change |
| Topical Term | Cities and towns |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492190 |
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