Cold War Hothouses
Inventing Postwar Culture, from Cockpit to Playboy
Published on 17. April 2012
288 pages
978-1-61689-087-2 (ISBN)
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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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Beatriz Colomina | Jeannie Kim | AnnMarie Brennan
Cold War Hothouses
Inventing Postwar Culture from Cockpit to Playboy
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06/2004
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Princeton Architectural Press
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