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Author Friedman, Avi, 1952-

Title Peeking through the keyhole : the evolution of North American homes / Avi Friedman & David Krawitz.

Publication Info. Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2002]
©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: The Accelerated Present -- What We Eat, Where We Eat -- Webs and Wires -- Buy New or Renovate? -- Living with Kids -- Growing Old at Home -- Where Exactly Do We Live? -- Home as a Consumer Product -- Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?
Summary "Peeking through the Keyhole explores transformations in the way we live and the places we call home. Avi Friedman and David Krawitz guide the reader through the trends and changes that have influenced residential design and construction over the last fifty years. From kitchens to home offices to entire neighbourhoods, they unravel the effect of technology and consumerism on the way we perceive and use domestic space, arguing that homes are no longer a product of pure design but a response to forces beyond the control of designers, builders, and users."--Jacket.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Housing -- North America.
Housing.
North America.
Architecture, Domestic -- North America -- History.
Architecture, Domestic.
History.
Architecture, Domestic -- Social aspects -- North America.
Architecture, Domestic -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Krawitz, David.
Other Form: Print version: Friedman, Avi, 1952- Peeking through the keyhole. Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2002 0773524398 (DLC) 2003276321 (OCoLC)49602116
ISBN 9780773570603 (electronic book)
0773570608 (electronic book)
0773524398
9780773524392
0773529349 (paperback)
9780773529342 (paperback)