The Life of the North American Suburbs: Imagined Utopias and Transitional Spaces
- ISBN-10
- 1487520778
- ISBN-13
- 9781487520779
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-02-28
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- Jan Nijman
Description
This is the first comprehensive look at the role of North American suburbs in the last half century, departing from traditional and outdated notions of American suburbia.
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