Geography Of Nowhere: The Rise And Declineof America'S Man-Made Landscape
- ISBN-10
- 0671888250
- ISBN-13
- 9780671888251
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-07-26
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- James Howard Kunstler
Description
Argues that much of what surrounds Americans is depressing, ugly, and unhealthy; and traces America's evolution from a land of village commons to a man-made landscape that ignores nature and human needs.
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