Creeping conformity : how Canada became suburban, 1900-1960 / Richard Harris.

Main entry:

Harris, Richard, 1952-

Title & Author:

Creeping conformity : how Canada became suburban, 1900-1960 / Richard Harris.

Publication:

Description:

x, 204 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 22 cm.

Series:

Themes in Canadian history ; 7

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-192) and index.
A place and a people -- Cities and suburbs -- The making of suburban diversity, 1900-1929 -- The growing influence of the state -- The rise of the corporate suburb, 1945-1960 -- Creeping conformity?

Summary:

"Creeping Conformity, the first history of suburbanization in Canada, provides a geographical perspective - both physical and social - on Canada's suburban past. Shaped by internal and external migration, decentralization of employment, and increased use of the streetcar and then the automobile, the rise of the suburb held great social promise, reflecting the aspirations of Canadian families for more domestic space and home ownership." "After 1945, however, the suburbs became stereotyped as generic, physically standardized, and socially conformist places. By 1960 they had grown further away - physically and culturally - from their respective parent cities, and brought unanticipated social and environmental consequences. Government intervention also played a key role, encouraging mortgage indebtedness, amortization, and building and subdivision regulations to become the suburban norm. Suburban homes became less affordable and more standardized, and for the first time, Canadian commentators began to speak disdainfully of 'the suburbs, ' or simply 'suburbia.' Creeping Conformity traces how these perceptions emerged to reflect a new suburban reality."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0802035566
9780802035561
0802084281 (pbk.)
9780802084286 (pbk.)

Subject:

Suburbs Canada History.
Suburban life Canada History.
Housing policy Canada History.
Banlieues Canada Histoire.
Vie de la banlieue Canada Histoire.
Logement Politique gouvernementale Canada Histoire.
Housing policy.
Suburban life.
Suburbs.
Kommunale Wohnungspolitik
Suburbaner Raum
Banlieues Canada 20e siècle.
Vie en banlieue Canada 20e siècle.
Logement Politique publique Canada 20e siècle.
Banlieue.
Logement.
Politique gouvernementale.
Style de vie.
Histoire.
Canada.
Kanada

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Themes in Canadian history ; 7.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 231778
Call No.: HT352.C3 H37 2004
Status: Available

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