Are proper relations between the military and civil society undermined if a war hero gains political power in America? Were the Whigs right to condemn Jackson as a new Napoleon?
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1. Why does Banham believe the traditional suburban house is not what Americans "really" want? What parts of his argument do you find more and less convincing?
2. Banham claims that "Left to their own devices, Americans do not monumentalize or make architecture." Why not? What does he consider "America's monumental space," and do you agree?