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description: I just got off the sunset trainI'm from the Angel TownThe Golden West Los AngelesWhere the sun shines all year roundI left a girlie back thereShe's the sweetest girl I knowShe said 'Goodbye'I'll wait for youIn the Land of the Bungalowfrom In the Land of the Bungalow by George F. Devereux (1929)The bungalow, in all its various forms, has existed since the early seventeenth century. From its origin as a Bengalese hut, or "banggolo," made of mud, thatch, and bamboo, to later developments as a one-story structure surrounded by a colonnaded veranda, and the subtle permutations exhibited indesigns such as the Frank Lloyd Wright style "prairie house," the bungalow has become one of the most frequently adapted house forms throughout the world and the most popular home style in the United States. It is probably the only dwelling that, in both name and form, exists on every continent (theword bungalow has entered over twenty languages).The first work of its kind, this richly illustrated volume takes readers on an intriguing tour of the cultural history of the bungalow, from its inception as a peasant's simple dwelling place to its present day incarnation as a much-loved suburban home looked upon with affection and pride. Here,in investigating its origins in India, and subsequent development in Britain, North America, Africa, Australia, and continental Europe, Anthony D. King explores the historical forces which, in producing the bungalow, also shaped the modern colonialism and industrialization, capitalism andsocialism, urbanization and suburbanization. He argues that a global culture of architectural form can be identified with the bungalow, one which accords with the development of our international, capitalistic, and urban culture, and that the bungalow "was one of, if not the first, common housetypes of this culture." In turn, King demonstrates the bungalow's varied manifestations throughout the in North America, for exampl, the bungalow illustrates the relationship between ideology and environment, while in Britain we see the role of class interests in shaping "town and country"planning, and in Africa and India the bungalow reveals the way in which an international market economy can transform the housing and lifestyle of an urban bourgeoisie.Offering the definitive history of a popular house form, this fascinating work provides an engaging look at the ubiquitous bungalow and the social, political, and cultural forces that produced it. Indeed, as this unique book shows, one might expect to hear a happy bungalow owner (whether from abohemian summer bungalow in the woods of Vancouver or a family home in the suburbs of Jacksonville, Florida) singing a bungalow "Far from the city, Somehow it seems, We're sitting pretty in, Our bungalow, Of dreams."
language: English
title: The Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture
titlecomplete: The Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture
genres: History, Architecture
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Oxford University Press