Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century /
Kargon, Robert Hugh.
Molella, Arthur P.,1944-
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-186) and index.
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-cittáa : 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.
Cities and towns
Information technology
Telecommunication
Social history