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 InfoCambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLemelson 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [157]-186) and index.
LCCN 2007045982
ISBN9780262113205 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0262113201 (hbk. : alk. paper)