Cold War Hothouses

Inventing Postwar Culture, from Cockpit to Playboy

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
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Author: ISBN: 9781616890872
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Publication: April 17, 2012
Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781616890872
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication: April 17, 2012
Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English

The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are a numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever.

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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are a numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever.

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