| Description |
255 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of the Ideal City from High Antiquity to the Middle Ages -- 3. The Idealization of the City from the Renaissance Onwards -- 4. Exporting the Ideal to the New World -- 5. The Horizons of Knowledge -- 6. The Search for Order in the Age of Great Cities -- 7. Cities for the Machine Age -- 8. The Revolt of the Citizen -- 9. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In this richly illustrated book, the author explores the ability of ideal cities to stimulate reflection and change, and suggests under what conditions they might continue to exercise their vital function in relation to the urban environment of the future. The ideal cities presented by Ruth Eaton exist for the most part in the virtual domain of ideas, treading the fine line between dream and nightmare." - book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-250) and index |
| Subject |
Visionary architecture -- History.
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Utopias in art.
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Architecture and society.
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Visionary architecture.
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City planning -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Utopian fiction.
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History.
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| LC no. |
2001098727 |
| ISBN |
0500341869 : |
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