The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community

by Herbert J. Gans

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231055714

ISBN13:9780231055710

Release Date:October 1982

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:474 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Architecture City Planning & Urban Development History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Policy Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics State & Local Urban Urban Planning & Development

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