World War II and the American Dream
Subtitle: How Wartime Building Changed
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: April 18, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780262011457
Subjects: Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides; Architecture / General; General; Exhibition Catalogs; Architecture; Politics / Current Events; 20th century; Building; Economic aspects; History; Housing; Social aspects; United States; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Among the legacies of World War II was a massive building program on a scale that America had not seen before and has not seen since. The war effort created thousands of factories, homes, even entire cities throughout the country. Many of these structures still stand, the physical evidence of an unprecedented ability to harness the power and resources of a people. The complex legacy of this notable period in our nation's history is discussed from a different perspective by each contributor.