{"product_id":"the-suburb-reader-paperback","title":"The Suburb Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBecky Nicolaides\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wiese\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1920s, the United States has seen a dramatic reversal in living patterns, with a majority of Americans now residing in suburbs. This mass emigration from cities is one of the most fundamental social and geographical transformations in recent US history. Suburbanization has not only produced a distinct physical environment-it has become a major defining force in the construction of twentieth-century American culture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmploying over 200 primary sources, illustrations, and critical essays, \u003cem\u003e The Suburb Reader\u003c\/em\u003e documents the rise of North American suburbanization from the 1700s through the present day. Through thematically organized chapters it explores multiple facets of suburbia's creation and addresses its indelible impact on the shaping of gender and family ideologies, politics, race relations, technology, design, and public policy. Becky Nicolaides' and Andrew Wiese's concise commentaries introduce the selections and contextualize the major themes of each chapter. Distinctive in its integration of multiple perspectives on the evolution of the suburban landscape, \u003cem\u003eThe Suburb Reader\u003c\/em\u003e pays particular attention to the long, complex experiences of African Americans, immigrants, and working people in suburbia. Encompassing an impressive breadth of chronology and themes, \u003cem\u003eThe Suburb Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark collection of the best works on the rise of this modern social phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to the edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe second edition incorporates important new research that explores the complex history and cultures of the American suburbs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore coverage of transnational cases and the influence of American suburbia internationally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore coverage of the post-financial crisis and housing crisis in the U. S., including rising suburban inequality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe positive sides of suburban living are further emphasized, balancing the critical approaches of the text, including, \"best practices\" in policy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeeper coverage of ethnically diverse suburbs, including politics and lifeways in Asian American and Latino suburbs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded coverage of recent exclusionary tactics, from cultural politics to violence in Ferguson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew material on popular culture representations, in film, television, music, and children's literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew coverage of the future of suburbs, including further economic, political, and social transformations and recent initiatives in sustainability and regional equity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecky M. Nicolaides\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Affiliated Research Scholar at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, a Research Affiliate at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, and the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Wiese\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at San Diego State University and the author of \u003ci\u003ePlaces of Their Own: African American Suburbanization in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 682\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779428155680,"sku":"9781138818583","price":166.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f915a032a9b3c47c6b3bd7ce319c817d.webp?v=1780516966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-suburb-reader-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}