Mobile Homes - Tapa dura

Reseña del editor

This book is part of the "Houses and homes" series which looks at dwellings throughout the world, the stages in building a home and the way in which climate and location influence the structure and materials used in the construction. It considers the wide variety of mobile homes owned by travelling people according to their traditions, needs, culture and livelihood. The author examines the historical roots of the nomadic lifestyle and how this has changed and modernized with the times. He looks at the people for whom a mobile home is an essential way of life, as well as those who live in them for pleasure. There are chapters on life in wagons, caravans and tents, homes on or under the water in barges, boats and submarines. In addition, the book considers mobile homes for the future. The text in complemented by colour photographs and illustrations and there is a glossary, further reading list and index.