TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fogelson,Robert M.
TI  - Bourgeois nightmares: suburbia, 1870-1930 
SN  - 9780300126990 (electronic bk.)
AV  - HT352.U6 F64 2005eb
U1  - 307.76/0973 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Real covenants
KW  - Suburban life
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Urban
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Suburbanisatie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - სოციოლოგია
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-253) and index; Suburbia, 1870-1930 : the quest for permanence -- Bourgeois nightmares : fears of almost everyone and everything
N2  - 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
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