Promotional Information

'Provocative, informative, and insightful, Creeping Conformity is a landmark study in urban history and a major contribution to our understanding of the evolution of the suburbs.' -- Larry S. Bourne, Professor of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto 'A major contribution to North American urban history, Creeping Conformity analyses the transformation of Canada's suburbs between 1900 and 1960. Everyone with an interest in class, gender, and metropolitan building patterns should read this remarkable book.' -- Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism, and American Studies, Yale University

About the Author

Richard Harris is a professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University.

Reviews

Creeping Conformity is a little gem. It is one of those rare books by an academic that is both easy to read and leaves you wanting more.
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