Bourgeois nightmares : suburbia, 1870-1930 /

Bourgeois nightmares : suburbia, 1870-1930 /

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Author / Creator:	Fogelson, Robert M.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Suburbs -- United States -- History. Real covenants -- United States. Suburban life -- United States -- History. Real covenants. Suburban life. Suburbs. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11151673

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ISBN:	9780300126990 0300126999 9780300108767 0300108761 1281740594 9781281740595 9786611740597 6611740597
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-253) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The quintessential American suburbs, with their gracious single-family homes, large green lawns and leaf-shaded streets, reflected not only residents' dreams but nightmares, not only hopes but fears: fear of others, of racial minorities and low-income groups, fear of themselves, fear of the market and above all, fear of change. These fears, and the restrictive covenants that embodied them, are the subject of Robert Fogelson's fascinating new book. As Fogelson reveals, suburban subdividers attempted to cope with the deep-seated fears of unwanted change, especially the encroachment of 'undesirable' people and activities, by imposing a wide range of restrictions on the lots. These restrictions ranged from mandating minimum costs and architectural styles for the houses to forbidding the owners to sell or lease their property to any member of a host of racial, ethnic and religious groups. These restrictions, many of which are still commonly employed, tell us as much about the complexities of American society today as a century ago.
Other form:	Print version: Fogelson, Robert M. Bourgeois nightmares. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005 0300108761 9780300108767
Standard no.:	10.12987/9780300126990

Table of Contents:

Suburbia, 1870-1930 : the quest for permanence
Bourgeois nightmares : fears of almost everyone and everything.