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Item Details
Title:
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THE LEVITTOWNERS
WAYS OF LIFE AND POLITICS IN A NEW SUBURBAN COMMUNITY |
By: |
Herbert J. Gans, Harvey Molotch |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£27.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0231055714 |
ISBN 13: |
9780231055710 |
Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 December, 1982 |
Series: |
Legacy Editions |
Pages: |
474 |
Synopsis: |
In 1955 Levitt and Sons, Inc. purchased almost all of Willingboro Township, New Jersey, a sparsely settled agricultural area seventeen miles from Philadelphia. They would build 1,200 homes; three basic house types would be erected; ten or twelve neighborhoods would emerge. This suburban experiment was the basis for one of the most famous case studies in urban sociology, Herbert J. Gans' The Levittowners. This classic work examines its subject from numerous angles: the beginnings of group life, the founding of churches, the emergence of party politics, family and individual adaptation, and other dimensions of the suburban experience. In a new introduction, written especially for this edition, Gans reflects on the past twenty years and their effect on the Levittown community. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press |
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