America's suburbs as bastions of white, middle-class homeowners no longer describes the suburbs of America's cities. Today they house a more typical cross-section of the nation--rich, poor, Black American, Latino, Asian, immigrant, the unhoused, the lavishly housed, and everyone in between. Stories of everyday suburban life, in the process, have taken on new inflections.
The New Suburbia from Becky M. Nicolaides is a well-founded work of interviews, data, and oral histories, all coming together to explore how suburban life has changed since 1945. A great reference book that will highlight this compelling history for those interested in American history, housing, and class systems.Â
