At home in postwar France modern mass housing and the right to comfort (Berghahn monographs in French studies; volume 14)

After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home.At Home in Postwar Franceexamines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that modernizers looked to the home as a site for soc...

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Main Author:	Rudolph, Nicole C
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Berghahn Books 2015 Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition:	1
Series:	Berghahn monographs in French studies
Subjects:	1945 1945–1995 20th Century architects ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE / General Architecture and Architectural History Architecture, Domestic Architecture, Domestic-France-History-20th century art of living Civilization democracy democratization design textbook Dwellings Dwellings-France-History-20th century France France-Civilization-1945 France-Social conditions-1945-1995 french history french home french society generational History HISTORY / Europe / General home decor Housing Housing policy Housing policy-France-History-20th century Housing-France-History-20th century interior design life changes Modern modern home modern mass home modernity nation-building political project of modernization Public housing rebuilding after the war retrospective right to comfort Social conditions social engineering sociology suburban village settings ww ii french society sociology political right to comfort art of living suburban project of modernization architecture ww ii french history home decor modernity village settings retrospective history french home life changes democracy generational democratization interior design social engineering architects modern home rebuilding after the war design textbook nation-building modern mass home
ISBN:	1782385878, 9781782385882, 1782385886, 9781782385875
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