Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella.
| Author/creator | Kargon, Robert H. |
| Other author | Molella, Arthur P., 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2008. |
| Description | viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation. ^A717929 |
| Contents | Introduction: The arc of utopias -- Neotechnics in the garden : the marriage of country and town -- Planning for national regeneration : techno-cities in the interwar years -- Techno-città : technology and urban design in fascist Italy -- The techno-city goes to war : America in World War II and after -- Utopia revived : from industrial modernism to community -- The city of disciplines : utopia denied, utopia restored -- Techno-nostalgia and the new urbanism -- Conclusion: The fate of the industrial Eden. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-186) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007045982 |
| ISBN | 9780262113205 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0262113201 (hbk. : alk. paper) |