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- catalog abstract "In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.".
- catalog contributor b8289477.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "In City Life, Witold Rybczynski looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the changes wrought by the automobile, the telephone, the airplane, and telecommuting, Rybczynski reveals how our urban spaces have been shaped by the landscapes and lifestyles of the New World.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.".
- catalog description "Why aren't our cities like that? -- The measure of a town -- A new, uncrowded world -- A Frenchman in New York -- In the land of the dollar -- Civic art -- High hopes -- Country homes for city people -- The new downtown -- The best of both worlds.".
- catalog extent "256 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "City life.".
- catalog identifier "0684813025".
- catalog isFormatOf "City life.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "City life.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "711/.4/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Architecture and society United States.".
- catalog subject "Cities and towns United States History.".
- catalog subject "City planning United States.".
- catalog subject "NA9105 .R93 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Why aren't our cities like that? -- The measure of a town -- A new, uncrowded world -- A Frenchman in New York -- In the land of the dollar -- Civic art -- High hopes -- Country homes for city people -- The new downtown -- The best of both worlds.".
- catalog title "City life : urban expectations in a new world / Witold Rybczynski.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".