| Title |
The Levittowners; ways of life and politics in a new suburban community / by Herbert J. Gans. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : Pantheon Books [1967] |
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| Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction
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901.362 GANS |
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| University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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309.173 G199L |
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| Description |
xxix, 474 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 452-462. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Contents |
Part 1 - The origin of a community -- The planners of Levittown -- The Levittowners - and why they came -- The beginnings of group life -- The founding of churches -- The new school sytastem -- The emergence of party politics -- The origin of a community -- Part 2: The quality of suburban life -- Social life: suburban homogeneity and conformity -- The vitality of community culture -- Family and individual adaptation -- The impact of the community -- Part 3: The democracy of politics -- Political communication -- The decision-making process -- Politics and planning -- Levittown and America. |
| Subject |
Willingboro (N.J. : Township)
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Suburban life -- Case studies.
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Sociology.
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Suburban Population.
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