Second Suburb - Levittown, Pennsylvania

Built on eight square miles of farmland northeast of Philadelphia, Levittown, Pennsylvania, is a symbol of postwar suburbia and the fulfilment of the American dream. Begun in 1952, after the completion of an identically named community on Long Island, the second Levittown soon eclipsed its counterpart in scale and ambition, yet it continues to live in the shadow of its better-known sister. Second Suburb uncovers the unique story of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and its significance to American social, architectural, environmental, and political history.

About the author

Dianne Harris is dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington. From 2017-2021 she was a senior program officer at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Prior to that she served as dean of the College of Humanities and as professor of history at the University of Utah. Among her most recent publications are Second Suburb: Levittown, Pennsylvania and Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America. She is also editor of the book series Culture, Politics, and the Built Environment.

Summary

Second Suburb uncovers the unique story of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and its significance to American social, architectural, environmental, and political history. Winner of the 2011 Allen Noble Book Award from the Pioneer America Society: Best edited book in North American material culture.

Product details

• Assisted by: Dianne Harris (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2013
• EAN: 9780822962816
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6281-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 1134 g
• Series: Culture Politics & the Built E; Culture, Politics, and the Built Environment; Culture Politics & the Built E; Culture Politics & the Built Environment
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture