Description
This work surveys the 200-year history of company towns in the United States - a crucial chapter in the increasingly important area of urban studies. Crawford analyzes the development of the towns in a complex framework involving economic, social and ideological influences.
About the Author
Margaret Crawford is Professor and Chair of the History and Theory of Architecture Program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. She edited The Car and the City: The Automobile, The Built Environment, and Daily Life.
Reviews
In her brilliant exploration of company towns from 1790 to 1925, Margaret Crawford has created the definitive book on this major topic in American economic and urban history, as well as a model of fine analytical writing about the politics of design. Her work reveals the potential of architectural history to illuminate the contested terrains of housing, urban design, and social life. -- Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and American Studies, Yale University.
Book Information
ISBN 9780860916956
Author Margaret Crawford
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 688g
Dimensions(mm) 221mm * 201mm * 18mm