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High Life
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Aug 27, 2012
336 p., 7 x 10
125 b/w illus.
ISBN: 9780300164084
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Cloth: $40.00 sc
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Social Science
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High LifeCondo Living in the Suburban Century
“More than merely a history, this is a serious rethinking of the ‘suburban century’. . . . Rich in detail [and] . . . a good read.”—Planning Magazine “An excellent history of an influential form of residential tenure in the United States, in which many households share ownership of the collective property in which they live. This is a neglected but important subject in the fields of urban studies, architectural and planning history, and American cultural history.”--Alexander von Hoffman, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, author of House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America’s Urban Neighborhoods “Could this book be about the rare, defiantly urban souls opting for the sleek new high-rise as the rest of the old neighborhood packs up for the suburbs? Indeed, for a time that was true, but the real story is nowhere near as simple, and a good deal more interesting.”—Metropolis “This superb study of co-owned housing in America—from the first cooperative buildings in 19th century New York City to condominiums around the country today-is not only an architectural history but also a social, political, urban, economic, and political one…this is an indispensable book for anyone involved with housing or simply interested in social trends.”—Jayne Merkel, Architectural Record
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