Cold War Hothouses
：Inventing Postwar Culture, from Cockpit to Playboy
Publication subTitle ：Inventing Postwar Culture, from Cockpit to Playboy
Author： Colomina Beatriz
Publisher： Princeton Architectural Press
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9781616890872
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781568983028
Subject： K712.54 第二次世界大战以后（1945年~）
Keyword： 建筑科学,百科全书、类书,欧洲史,现代史（1917年~）,社会学
Language： ENG
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Description
The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are a numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever.
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