Lewis Mumford, a Life
By: Donald L. Miller.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 628
Subjects: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-; Social reformers -- United States -- Biography; City planners -- United States -- Biography; Architects -- United States -- Biography
Description: Based on ten years of research and unprecedented access to original and private papers, this is an engagingly written study of Lewis Mumford's full and fascinating life. It examines his life as one of the 20th century's most important American intellectuals and his contributions to history; philosophy; literary, art, and architectural citicism; urban planning; and the study of technology. He was perhaps the world's foremost authority on cities, architecture, and technology, as well as receiving nearly every major intellectual award, including the National Medal for the Arts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-606).