Peeking through the Keyhole: The Evolution of North American Homes 9780773570603

Peeking through the Keyhole is about transformations in the way we live and the places we call home. Peeking through t

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Peeking through the Keyhole: The Evolution of North American Homes
9780773570603

Author / Uploaded
Avi Friedman
David Krawitz

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Accelerated Present
1 What We Eat, Where We Eat
2 Webs and Wires
3 Buy New or Renovate?
4 Living with Kids
5 Growing Old at Home
6 Where Exactly Do We Live?
7 Home as a Consumer Product
Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?
Bibliography
Index
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I
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