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Title

The bungalow : the production of a global culture / Anthony D. King.

Author

King, Anthony D.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Details

Description

xx, 310 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

The bungalow, in all its various forms, has existed since the early seventeenth century. From its origin as a Bengalese hut, or "banggolo," made of mud, thatch, and bamboo, to later developments as a one-story structure surrounded by a colonnaded veranda, and the subtle permutations exhibited in designs such as the Frank Lloyd Wright style "prairie house," the bungalow has become one of the most frequently adapted house forms throughout the world and the most popular home style in the United States. This book tours the cultural history of the bungalow, from its inception as a peasant's simple dwelling place to its present day incarnation as a much-loved suburban home looked upon with affection and pride. Here, in investigating its origins in India, and subsequent development in Britain, North America, Africa, Australia, and continental Europe, the author explores the historical forces which, in producing the bungalow, also shaped the modern world: colonialism and industrialization, capitalism and socialism, urbanization and suburbanization.

Subjects

• Architecture et société
• Bungalows
• Architecture and society
• Bungalow
• Architecture et société
• Geschichte
• Architecture domestique
• Casas

Note

• Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. India 1600-1980 -- 2. Britain 1750-1890 -- 3. Britain 1890-1914 -- 4. North America 1880-1980 -- 5. Britain 1918-80: Bungaloid growth -- 6. Africa 1880-1940 -- 7. Australia 1788-1980 -- 8. Speculations.

ISBN

• 0195095235
• 9780195095234

LCCN

95010414

OCLC

• 32202182
• SCSB-11740033

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library