This book reevaluates fiction devoted to the postwar American suburb, examining the way these works imagine suburbia as a communal structure designed to advance a particular American identity.
Joseph George is a lecturer of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
Introduction Nowhere to Now Here.- Chapter One: Against Fence Thinking.- Chapter Two: My Home is Your Home.- Chapter Three: Domesticated Strangers.- Chapter Four: American Means Being Whatever You Want.- Conclusion: The Second Suburban Century.- Works Cited.