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Author:

Findlay, John M., 1955-

Title:

Magic lands : western cityscapes and American culture after 1940 / John M. Findlay.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c1992

Description:

xiv, 394 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Urbanization--West (U.S.)
Metropolitan areas--West (U.S.)
City planning--West (U.S.)
History--History
United States
Urbanisatie.
Ruimtelijke ordening.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Culturele aspecten.
Urbanisation--États-Unis (Ouest)
Agglomérations urbaines--États-Unis (Ouest)
Urbanisme--États-Unis (Ouest)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-375) and index.

Contents:

The explosive metropolis : urbanization in the Far West after 1940 -- Disneyland : the happiest place on earth -- Stanford Industrial Park : downtown for Silicon Valley -- Sun City, Arizona : new town for old folks -- The Seattle World's Fair of 1962 : downtown and suburbs in the space age -- Western cityscapes and American culture.

ISBN:

9780520077034 (alk. paper)
0520077032 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

91034779

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

F3OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)