Fallout shelter designing for civil defense in the Cold War / David Monteyne.

Author/creator Monteyne, David
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Descriptionxxi, 348 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Architecture and society--United States. --History. --20th century.
Architecture and state--United States. --History. --20th century.
Architects in government--United States. --History. --20th century.
Fallout shelters--Social aspects. --United States.
Cold War--Social aspects. --United States.

Portion of title Designing for civil defense in the Cold War
SeriesArchitecture, landscape, and American culture series
Contents Introduction -- Hypothetical Hiroshimas : city, suburb, and shelter in 1950s civil defense -- Surveying the Cold War landscape : the national fallout shelter program fallout protection -- Sheltering communities : city and social planning for civil defense -- Design intellectuals : professional architects and civil defense -- Performing architectural expertise : designs for fallout shelter fallout shelter design -- Cold War constructions : fallout shelter in new buildings -- Bunker architecture for the Cold War : Boston City Hall -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010051762
ISBN9780816669752 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0816669759 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816669769 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0816669767 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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