Description: Practicing Utopia by Rosemary Wakeman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The typical town springs up around a natural resource—a river, an ocean, an exceptionally deep harbor—or in proximity to a larger, already thriving town. Not so with "new towns," which are created by decree rather than out of necessity and are often intended to break from the tendencies of past development. New towns arent a new thing—ancient Phoenicians named their colonies Qart Hadasht, or New City—but these utopian developments saw a resurgence in the twentieth century. In Practicing Utopia, Rosemary Wakeman gives us a sweeping view of the new town movement as a global phenomenon. From Tapiola in Finland to Islamabad in Pakistan, Cergy-Pontoise in France to Irvine in California, Wakeman unspools a masterly account of the golden age of new towns, exploring their utopian qualities and investigating what these towns can tell us about contemporary modernization and urban planning. She presents the new town movement as something truly global, defying a Cold War East-West dichotomy or the north-south polarization of rich and poor countries. Wherever these new towns were located, whatever their size, whether famous or forgotten, they shared a utopian lineage and conception that, in each case, reveals how residents and planners imagined their ideal urban future. Author Biography Rosemary Wakeman is professor of history and director of the Urban Studies Program at Fordham University. She is the author of The Heroic City: Paris 1945-1958, also published by the University of Chicago Press. She lives in New York. Details ISBN 022634603X ISBN-13 9780226346038 Title Practicing Utopia Author Rosemary Wakeman Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 392 Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:161785539; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780226346038
Book Title: Practicing Utopia
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
Publication Name: Practicing Utopia : an Intellectual History of the New Town Movement
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Earth Sciences / Geography, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.1 Oz
Item Length: 1 in
Author: Rosemary Wakeman
Subject Area: Political Science, Architecture, Science, History
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
