| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 446 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Out of the wilderness, Arcadia -- 2. Promoting "our Italy" -- 3. "Calitopia:" new models for cities -- 4. Private citizens, public works -- 5. Utopian communities -- 6. Spectacles en plein air -- 7. Houses and gardens before World War II -- 8. The Southland House as a set -- 9. A "villa in a garden" for the masses -- 10. Palaces and patrons in the 20th century -- 11. Aphrodite, Atlas, and the California body -- 12. Metaphors misconstrued |
| Summary |
"American Arcadia explores the innumerable ways Californians shaped their visual and social culture using models and ideals from the classical tradition"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
ART -- American -- General.
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ART -- History -- Ancient & Classical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Civilization
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Civilization -- Classical influences
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| SUBJECT |
California -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2018001220
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United States -- Civilization -- Classical influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139953
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| Subject |
California
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015049167 |
| ISBN |
9780190256524 |
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0190256524 |
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9780190256548 |
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0190256540 |
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0190256516 |
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9780190256517 |
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