Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009

Main Author: VanderMeer, Philip R., 1947-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10492190
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245 1 0 |a Desert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2009  |c Philip VanderMeer. 
260 |a Albuquerque :  |b University of New Mexico Press,  |c 2010. 
300 |a xvii, 459 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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650 0 |a City planning  |x History.  |z Arizona  |z Phoenix 
650 0 |a Social change  |x History.  |z Arizona  |z Phoenix 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |x Growth  |z United States 
651 0 |a Phoenix (Ariz.)  |x History. 
651 0 |a Phoenix (Ariz.)  |x Economic conditions. 
651 0 |a Phoenix (Ariz.)  |x Social conditions. 
651 0 |a Phoenix (Ariz.)  |x Politics and government. 
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