Building Zion - The Material World of Mormon Settlement

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Carter is emeritus professor of architectural history in the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning. He is coauthor of Utah’s Historic Architecture, 1847–1940: A Guide and Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes. Klappentext Thomas Carter is emeritus professor of architectural history in the University of Utah’s College of Architecture and Planning. He is coauthor of Utah’s Historic Architecture! 1847–1940: A Guide and Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPrefaceNote on IllustrationsIntroduction: A Landscape of Difference1. Faith and Works: A Historical Framework2. The Settlement Matrix: Towns and Temples3. According to Need: Family Stewardships and the Distribution of Resources4. Frontier Fashion: Domestic Architecture and Individual Display5. Polygamy and Patriarchy: Women in the Landscape6. Business as Usual: The Americanization of the Mormon Main Street7. Meetinghouses: The Search for Mormon Identity8. Mansion on the Hill: The Temple as Ritual SpaceConclusion: The Enduring ZionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Carter
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2015
• EAN: 9780816689576
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-8957-6
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Architecture, Landscape and Am; Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture; Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture; Architecture, Landscape and Am
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture