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Suburbianation
Beuka, Robert (Assistant Professor Of English, Bronx Community College, New York, Usa)
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Description for Suburbianation
Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFD; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 347.
The expansion of the suburban environment is a fascinating cultural development. In fact, the United States is primarily a suburban nation, with far more Americans living in the suburbs that in either urban or rural areas. Why were suburbs created to begin with? How do we define them? Are they really the promised land of the American middle class? The concept of space and how we create it is a concept that is receiving a great deal of academic attention, but no one has looked carefully at the suburban landscape through the lens of fiction and of film.
The expansion of the suburban environment is a fascinating cultural development. In fact, the United States is primarily a suburban nation, with far more Americans living in the suburbs that in either urban or rural areas. Why were suburbs created to begin with? How do we define them? Are they really the promised land of the American middle class? The concept of space and how we create it is a concept that is receiving a great deal of academic attention, but no one has looked carefully at the suburban landscape through the lens of fiction and of film.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403963406
SKU
V9781403963406
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About Beuka, Robert (Assistant Professor Of English, Bronx Community College, New York, Usa)
ROBERT BEUKA is Assistant Professor of English at Bronx Community College, New York, USA.
Reviews for Suburbianation
"Beuka's study of the suburban landscape in fiction and film brings to the forefront the insights made by writers and directors, and Beuka splendidly analyzes their contributions for their cultural significance. . . a major work of criticism and social commentary." - Branimir M. Rieger, Professor of English, Lander University "Beuka's new approach to the meaning of ... Read more