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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape (Paperback)
by James Howard Kunstler (Author) "There is a marvelous moment in the hit movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? that sums up our present national predicament very nicely..." (more)
Key Phrases: land trust idea, new industrial man, galactic metropolis, New York, World War, Los Angeles (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In this inconsistent but provocative analysis, Kunstler ( Blood Solstice ), a novelist and journalist, mixes memoir, historical essay and reporting to condemn the car-dependent suburbanization of America. Kunstler, who writes ably, casts a very wide net: he finds the roots of American individualism in pre-colonial property ownership, decries the abstracting influence of modernism on city architecture and slams road-builder Robert Moses to support his contention that suburbia is a social environment without soul. He offers an intriguing history of the decline of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., his hometown, describes trips to failing Detroit and well-planned Portland, Ore., and dissects "capitals of unreality" like Disney World and Atlantic City. His worthy but sketchily described solutions--a sustainable economy, better neighborhood development and preservation of the countryside--could, however, each merit a book.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In this spirited, irreverent critique, Kunstler spares none of the culprits that have conspired in the name of the American Dream to turn the U.S. landscape from a haven of the civic ideal into a nightmare of crass commercial production and consumption. Kunstler strips the bark off the utopian social engineering promoted by the machine-worshiping Modern movement of Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright and skewers the intellectual camps (e.g., Venturi) that have thrived on making academic glory of the consumer wasteland. With the fervor of an investigative reporter and in the vernacular of a tabloid journalist, Kunstler exposes the insidious "car lobby" and gives case studies of landscapes as diverse as Detroit, Atlantic City, and Seaside, Florida, to illustrate both the woes and hopeful notes. The ideas in this book are not new (Jane Jacobs and William H. Whyte Jr. were bemoaning the loss of civic life a quarter-century ago), but Kunstler gives their case an urgent, popular voice. An eminently relevant and important book; highly recommended.
- Thomas P.R. Nugent, New York
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press (July 26, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671888250
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671888251
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars 48 customer reviews (48 customer reviews)
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First Sentence:
There is a marvelous moment in the hit movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? that sums up our present national predicament very nicely. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
land trust idea, new industrial man, galactic metropolis, civic art
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, Los Angeles, United States, Atlantic City, New England, Disney World, General Motors, Henry Ford, Llewellyn Park, Greek Revival, Radiant City, Central Park, Civil War, Great Depression, New Jersey, South Broadway, Beaux Arts, Columbian Exposition, Saratoga Springs, Grand Union, Greenfield Village, Las Vegas, Broad Street, Hudson River
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