People, power, places

By Annmarie Adams, Sally McMurray

Subjects: Architecture and society, Architecture et société, Architecture vernaculaire, Vernacular architecture

Description: "From workers' cottages in Milwaukee's Polish community to Alaskan homesteads during the Great Depression, from early American retail stores to nineteenth-century prisons, different types of buildings reflect the diverse responses of people to their architectural needs. Through inquiry into such topics, the contributors to this volume examine a variety of building forms as they assess the current state of vernacular architecture studies."--Jacket.