Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella
- Author:
- Kargon, Robert H. (Robert Hugh)
- Published:
- Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2008]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2008
- Physical Description:
- viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- Molella, Arthur P., 1944-
- Series:
- Contents:
- Introduction: The arc of utopias -- Neotechnics in the garden : the marriage of country and town -- Planning for national regeneration : techno-cities in the interwar years -- Techno-città : technology and urban design in fascist Italy -- The techno-city goes to war : America in World War II and after -- Utopia revived : from industrial modernism to community -- The city of disciplines : utopia denied, utopia restored -- Techno-nostalgia and the new urbanism -- Conclusion: The fate of the industrial Eden.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780262113205 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0262113201 (hbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-186) and index.
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