x, 254 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244) and index
Contents:
Introduction: planning the postwar architect -- The culture of planning: the rhetoric and imagery of home front anticipation -- Old cities, new frontiers: mature economy theory and the language of renewal -- Advertising nothing, anticipating nowhere: architects and consumer culture -- The end of planning: the building boom and the invention of normalcy -- Afterword -- Appendix: wartime advertising campaigns