Clark, Clifford Edward. The American Family Home, 1800-1960. Chapel Hill / London, The University of North Carolina Press, 1987. 21 x 26cm. 281 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

In the nineteenth century, architects and family reformers launched promotional campaigns portraying houses no longer as simply physical structures in which families lived but as emblems for family cohesiveness and identity. ‘The American Family Home’ explores the relationship between the image of the ideal house and family and the reality of middle-class life. Clark explains why, despite the fear of standardization and homogenization, the middle class has persisted in viewing the single-family home as the main symbol of independence as as the distinguishing sign of having achieved middle-class status. [From dustjacket notes]

Illustrated throughout. Includes the following chapters: Reforming the Foundations of Society / Dreams and Realities / The Suburban Neighborhood Ideal / The House as Artistic Expression/ Modernizing the House and Family / The Bungalow Craze / Ranch House Modern / The Suburban Complex / The American Family Home and the American Dream

• Keywords: Americas · Architecture · Art & Design · History
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780807816752
• Inventory Number: 90798AB

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