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Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009

by VanderMeer, Philip R.,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of New Mexico Press, (Albuquerque :) Physical details: xvii, 459 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(s): 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. | Electronic books.
Year: 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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