Manhood factories YMCA architecture and the making of modern urban culture / Paula Lupkin.

Author/creator Lupkin, Paula
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Descriptionxxiv, 253 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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SeriesArchitecture, landscape, and American culture series
Architecture, landscape, and American culture series. ^A710345
Contents Introduction: the YMCA and the cultural landscape of modernity -- Reconciling morality and mammon: a Christian club for clerks -- Inventing the YMCA building -- Accepting the call to build: architectural evangelism on Main Street -- Bedrooms, billiards, and basketball: retooling the YMCA -- From Greensboro to China: YMCA architecture as international business -- Influences radiate.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-240) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009009243
ISBN9780816648344 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816648344 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816648351 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816648352 (pb : alk. paper)