Description |
xiv, 140 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Gated histories: An introduction to themes and concepts -- Opening the gates: An East-West transmodern discourse? -- Gated urban life versus kinship and social solidarity in the Middle East -- Gating urban spaces in China: Inclusion, exclusion and government -- Lagos: 'Urban Gating' as the default condition -- Gated minds, gated places: The impact and meaning of hard boundaries in South Africa -- Latin American gated communities: The latest symbol of historic social segregation -- Gated communities in Mexico City: A historical perspective -- Production and social sustainability of private enclaves in suburban landscapes: French and US long-term emergence of gated communities and private streets -- Barriers and boundaries: An exploration of gatedness in New Zealand |
Summary |
"Gated Communities poses new questions at a time when the conception of gated communities has become fixed and narrow. It is the first book to provide a broad and comparative historic, socio-political and contemporary cultural perspective of gated communities. In doing so it offers a different lens through which to view the historical vernacular background of this now global phenomenon. The book presents a collection of original writing on the issue by an international and interdisciplinary group of contributors."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Gated communities.
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Gated communities -- History.
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Author |
Bagaeen, Samer.
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Uduku, Ola, 1963-
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LC no. |
2009021298 |
ISBN |
9781844075195 hardback |
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1844075192 hardback |
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