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Too Much Magic: Same arguments, different cover
Too Much Magic: Wishful Thinking, Technology, and the Fate of the Nation© 2012 Jim Kunstler336 pages Twelve years ago, at the urging of my sociology professor, I attended a lecture on Peak Oil and the Future of Suburbia, by a … Continue reading
Tiny houses and zero waste
I’ve recently read two books which can be paired together nicely, so that’s what I’m doing. Enter Tiny House Living and 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste. In the last few weeks I’ve been watching Tiny House Nation … Continue reading
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Tagged environmentalism, housing, praxis, simple living, stewardship, waste
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Downtown
Downtown: Its Rise and Fall (1880 – 1950)© 2001 Robert Fogelson544 pages Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city!Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty — how can you lose? The lights are much brighter … Continue reading
Crabgrass Frontier
Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States© 1985 Kenneth Jackson432 pages For thousands of years, people lived in either the country or the city, but with the coming of the industrial revolution that changed, and especially in America. … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged America, cities, civic awareness, critical history, history, housing, manners and morals, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, social history, transportation, urbanism
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The Working Poor
The Working Poor: Invisible in America© 2004 David Shipler352 pages “Like my daddy used to say — ‘Son, life’s hell to pay for when you’re poor — cause always just outside the door’s another Hard Time.’” (Jerry Reed) The … Continue reading
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Tagged education, family, housing, labor, marriage and family, poverty, social criticism, Society and Culture
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