Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Buell Center books in the history and theory of American architecture |
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Buell Center books in the history and theory of American architecture.
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Contents |
Cover Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: The Visual Rhetoric of Reform -- Chapter 1. Antinomies of American Utopia: Thomas Jefferson's Grids and Octagons -- Chapter 2. The Visual Rhetoric of Equality: The Land Reformers' Grid -- Chapter 3. Cultivating the Liberal Self: Orson Fowler's Octagon House -- Chapter 4. Picturing Sociality without Socialism: The Kansas Vegetarian Octagon Colony -- Chapter 5. Toward More Transparent Representation: The Hexagonal "Anarchist" City of Josiah Warren |
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Chapter 6: Models, Machines, and Manifestations: The Spiritualists' Circular Utopias -- Epilogue: The Afterlife of Geometric Utopianism -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
Summary |
"The Shape of Utopia documents a pivotal moment in American history when ordinary people ardently believed in the potential to reshape society. Highlighting the inherent political capacity of architecture, Irene Cheng showcases how visionary utopian planners in the mid-nineteenth century used their blueprints as persuasive visual rhetoric that could mobilize others to share in their aspirations for a better world"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 18, 2023) |
Subject |
Architecture and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Utopias -- United States
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Visionary architecture -- United States
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Architecture and society.
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Utopias.
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Visionary architecture.
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ARCHITECTURE / History / General
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United States.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2023016689 |
ISBN |
9781452960968 |
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1452960968 |
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9781452960951 |
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145296095X |
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