A world of homeowners : American power and the politics of housing aid /

Is there anything more American than the ideal of homeownership? In this groundbreaking work of transnational history, Nancy H. Kwak reveals how the concept of homeownership became one of America's major exports and defining characteristics around the world.

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Kwak, Nancy, 1973- (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Serie:Historical studies of urban America.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1048626
Sommario:
  • Building a new American model of homeownership
  • Combatting communism with homeownership
  • Homeownership in an era of decolonization
  • Homeownership as investment
  • Fair homeownership
  • A homeownership consensus?
  • Conclusion.