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050 00 $aF819.P57$bV358 2010
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100 1 $aVanderMeer, Philip R.,$d1947-
245 10 $aDesert visions and the making of Phoenix, 1860-2008 /$cPhilip VanderMeer.
260 $aAlbuquerque :$bUniversity of New Mexico Press,$c2010.
263 $a1012
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. The first desert vision : an American Eden -- Civilizing the desert : the initial phase -- Building the modern city : physical form and function -- Shaping the modern American city : social construction -- pt. 2. Creating and pursuing a new vision, 1940-60 -- Creating a new vision : the war and after -- Building a new politics -- Growing the city : economic, cultural, and spatial expansion -- pt. 3. Elaborating and modifying the high-tech suburban vision -- From houses to communities : suburban growth in the postwar metropolis, 1945-80 -- Political change and changing policies in the 1960s and 1970s -- Changing the urban form : the politics of place and space -- An uncertain future : looking for a new vision -- Conclusion: Desert vision, desert city.
651 0 $aPhoenix (Ariz.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aPhoenix (Ariz.)$xEconomic conditions.
651 0 $aPhoenix (Ariz.)$xSocial conditions.
651 0 $aPhoenix (Ariz.)$xPolitics and government.
650 0 $aCity and town life$zArizona$zPhoenix$xHistory.
650 0 $aCity planning$zArizona$zPhoenix$xHistory.
650 0 $aSocial change$zArizona$zPhoenix$xHistory.
650 0 $aCities and towns$zUnited States$xGrowth$vCase studies.