Kenyon, Amy Maria.

Dreaming Suburbia : Detroit and the Production of Postwar Space and Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (220 pages) - African American Life Series . - African American Life Series .

Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Rumors from a Motel in Detroit -- 2. Mapping Postwar Space and Culture -- 3. Spaces of Detachment -- 4. Critiques of Suburban Conformity -- 5. Everyday Life and Suburban Estrangement -- 6. The City That Would Not Go Away -- 7. Postwar Space and Culture in Context -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9780814339138


Suburban life -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
City and town life -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Suburban life in popular culture -- United States.
Suburban life in literature.
Riots -- Michigan -- Detroit.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-.
Detroit Metropolitan Area (Mich.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.


Electronic books.

HT352.U62 -- D485 2004eb

307.76/0973