Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The end of geography? -- The regional and the classical imperial -- The first regionalist building-manifesto -- A flat archipelago of garden-villas -- "Consult the genius of the place in all" -- From the decorated farm to the rise of patriotic regionalism -- From regions to nation -- Gothic communalism and nationalist regionalism -- Homelands, world-fairs, living-spaces, and the regional cottage -- International style versus regionalism -- Regionalism rising -- Regionalism redefined -- Regionalism now.