Cold War Hothouses
Subtitle: Inventing Postwar Culture from Cockpit to Playboy
Contributors: AnnMarie Brennan (Editor); Jeannie Kim (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: July 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781568983028
Subjects: European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Popular culture; Reference works; Planning; Architecture; Russia; USA; Technological innovations; U.S. Architecture - General; Architecture / General; War; houses; 20th century; 1945-1970; History; Material culture; Social life and customs; United States
First sentence: Tailfins, Saran Wrap, ball point pens, Slinky toys, Tupperware, highways, aluminum, Hula Hoops, food blenders, plastics, Barbie dolls, dishwashers, credit cards, office systems, picture windows, bikinis, fast food, TV dinners, drive-in cinemas, play rooms, window air conditioners, satellites, missiles, bomb-shelters, tranquilizers...: the artifacts of Cold War America.