Bibliograph

The sprawl, reconsidering the weird American suburbs, Jason Diamond

Type

Label

The sprawl, reconsidering the weird American suburbs, Jason Diamond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sprawl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1158503630

Responsibility statement

Jason Diamond

Sub title

reconsidering the weird American suburbs

Summary

"For decades the suburbs have been where art happens "despite": despite the conformity, the emptiness, the sameness. The familiar story is one of gems formed under pressure, creative transcendence fueled by suburban resentment. But what if the suburb has actually been an incubator for distinctly American art, as positively and as surely as in any other cultural hothouse? Mixing personal experience, cultural reportage, and history while rejecting clichés and pieties, these essays stretch across the country in an effort to show that this uniquely American milieu deserves another look"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

We were promised hoverboards -- If you build it, he will come -- Not allowed -- Life on Mars -- Monsters, mad men, and the mundane -- What's reality, anyway? -- Mousepacks -- In the garage -- Mondo-condo-shopping-mall-hell -- The battle for the soul of Nod Road -- Go back to the suburbs

Target audience

adult

Classification