The freedoms of suburbia / Paul Barker.

Main entry:

Barker, Paul, 1935-2016.

Title & Author:

The freedoms of suburbia / Paul Barker.

Edition:

1st Frances Lincoln ed.

Publication:

London : Frances Lincoln Limited, 2009.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the beginning -- Living in the present -- Three snapshots -- The history of a hysteria -- Arcadia for all -- Striving and relaxing -- Yes, but what use is it? -- Shopping around -- A space of one's own -- The land fetish -- The new Jerusalem -- Plan or no plan -- Past, present, future.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

With his keen eye for revealing detail, Paul Barker takes us on an entertaining and enlightening journey through suburbia, painting a humane yet provocative portrait of 21st-century living.

ISBN:

9780711229785 (hardback)
0711229783 (hardback)

Subject:

Suburban life.
Vie de la banlieue.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269243
Call No.: BIB 201377
Status: Available

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