Lawrence Samuel

Home Ownership in America

A Socio-Cultural History of Housing in the United States

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Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging cultural history centered around the concepts of real estate, the family home, and the American dream, and how they evolved over the years, Home Ownership in America: A Socio-Cultural History of Housing in the United States traces narratives around homeownership from the 1920s to today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032758039
• ISBN-10: 1032758031
• Artikelnr.: 70346263

Autorenporträt

Lawrence R. Samuel a Miami-based author and independent scholar. He holds a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and is the author of many books including Diversity in the United States: A Cultural History of the Past Century (Routledge, 2023), Age Friendly: Ending Ageism in America (Routledge, 2022), and The American Middle Class: A Cultural History (Routledge, 2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Own Your Own Home (1920-1929)
2. A Desirable Social Goal (1930-1939)
3. A New Order (1940-1949)
4. The World's Best Buy (1950-1959)
5. The Threshold of the Good Life (1960-1969)
6. America's Biggest Business (1970-1979)
7. A Fading Fantasy (1980-1989)
8. Opening Doors (1990-1999)
9. The Ownership Society (2000-2009)
10. A House Divided (2010-)
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