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Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Manhood Factories: YMCA Architecture and the Making of Modern Urban Culture
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paula Lupkin
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Series | Architecture, Landscape and Amer Culture |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:312 | Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 216 |
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Category/Genre | Public buildings - civic, commercial, industrial, etc |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780816648351
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Classifications | Dewey:726.9 |
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Audience | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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Publication Date |
18 March 2010 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Between the Civil War and the Great Depression, the Young Men's Christian Association built more than a thousand community centers across the United States and in major cities around the world. Dubbed "manhood factories" by Teddy Roosevelt, these iconic buildings served as athletic centers and residential facilities for a rapidly growing urban male population. In Manhood Factories, Paula Lupkin goes behind the reserved Beaux-Arts facades of typical YMCA buildings constructed in this period to understand the urban anxieties, moral agendas, and conceptions of masculinity that guided their design, construction, and use.
Author Biography
Paula Lupkin is assistant professor of architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.
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