Remaking the American Dream: The Informal and Formal Transformation of Single-Family Housing Cities

by Vinit Mukhija

The redefinition of the single-family house, the urban landscape, and the American Dream.

Sitting squarely at the center of the American Dream, the detached single-family home has long been the basic building block of most US cities. In Remaking the American Dream, Vinit Mukhija considers how this is changing, in both the American psyche and the urban landscape.

In defiance of long-held norms and standards, single-family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544768
• ISBN13: 9780262544764
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"