Shantytown, USA : forgotten landscapes of the working poor /

"Mention 'shantytowns' today and the universal assumption is that you'll be talking about exploding slums in a developing nation in Africa, South Asia, or South America. This book adds the United States to the international discourse on shantytowns, tracing their appearance on bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goff, Lisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Temas:
1800-1999
Squatter settlements > United States > History > 19th century.
Squatter settlements > United States > History > 20th century.
Slums > United States > History > 19th century.
Slums > United States > History > 20th century.
Bidonvilles > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bidonvilles > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Slums.
Squatter settlements.
Slum
United States.
USA
Etats-Unis.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Walden, a shanty or a house?
  • Shanties on the western frontier
  • Shantytowns on the urban frontier
  • A working-poor ideology of dwelling
  • Squatter sovereignity: Shantytown's Broadway debut
  • Transformed by art and journalism
  • African-American shantytowns 1860-1940
  • Depression-era shantytowns.

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