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The palace or the poorhouse : the American house as a cultural symbol
- Title
- The palace or the poorhouse : the American house as a cultural symbol / by Jan Cohn.
- Author
- Cohn, Jan, 1933-2004.
- Publication
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©1979.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HD7287.82.U6 C63 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 267 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Andrae, A
- Home ownership > History
- Architecture, Domestic > Social aspects > United States
- Architecture, Domestic > Economic aspects > United States
- Architecture, Domestic > Political aspects > United States
- Social mobility > United States
- Architecture, Domestic > Economic aspects
- Architecture, Domestic > Political aspects
- Architecture, Domestic > Social aspects
- Home ownership
- Social mobility
- Geschichte
- Haus Motiv
- Haus
- Kultur
- Roman
- Home ownership > History
- Architecture, Domestic > Social aspects > United States
- Architecture, Domestic > Economic aspects > United States
- Architecture, Domestic > Political aspects > United States
- Social mobility > United States
- United States
- USA
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- pt. 1. The background : 1607-1850. The house in Colonial America -- The American house in the Early Republic -- pt. 2. The authority of architects. From A.J. Downing, the promise of egalitarianism -- To Frank Lloyd Wrights, the preservation of democracy -- pt. 3. Plutocrats and paupers. The houses of the rich -- The housing of the poor -- pt. 4. History, myth, and nostalgia. The log cabin -- George Washington slept here -- Appendix : The house as property and the house as home.
- ISBN
- 0870132113
- 9780870132117
- LCCN
- 80109307
- OCLC
- ocm06791080
- 6791080
- SCSB-32392
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library