Behind the Gates Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Setha Low is Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Theorizing the City: The New Urban Anthropology Read...

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Hlavný autor: Low, Setha
Médium: E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: New York Routledge 2003
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ISBN:9780415950411, 9780415944380, 0415950414, 0415944384
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  • Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- GROWING UP IN WEST LOS ANGELES -- VISITING MY SISTER IN SAN ANTONIO -- CHAPTER 1 Unlocking the Gated Community -- DEFINING THE GATED COMMUNITY -- HISTORY OF THE GATED COMMUNITY -- THEORIES OF GATING -- OBSERVING GATED COMMUNITIES -- BEHIND THE GATES: INTEGRATING THE SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL -- CHAPTER 2 Arriving at the Gates -- SETTING -- THE GATED COMMUNITIES -- Queens, New York City and Nassau County, Long Island, New York -- San Antonio, Texas -- GATED COMMUNITIES AND THE SUBURB -- CHAPTER 3 Searching for Community -- CHAPTER 4 Re-creating the Past -- CHAPTER 5 Protecting the Children and Safety for All -- CHAPTER 6 Fear of Crime -- FEAR OF CRIME AND GATING IN THE UNITED STATES -- CRIME AND GATING IN MEXICO CITY: A LATIN AMERICAN COMPARISON -- COMPARING FEAR OF CRIME -- CHAPTER 7 Fear of Others -- CHAPTER 8 Niceness and Property Values -- CHAPTER 9 Private Governance, Taxes, and Moral Minimalism -- CHAPTER 10 Easing the Way to Retirement -- CHAPTER 11 Don't Fence Me In -- BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER -- Gramercy Park-Gating and Exclusion -- Southampton, New York-Limited Access and Social Segregation -- Las Vegas, Nevada-Loss of Community and Urban Deterioration -- Newport Beach and Simi Valley, California-Faking Security and Exclusion -- APPENDIX 1 Methods -- PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION -- OPEN-ENDED INTERVIEWS -- CONTENT ANALYSIS -- CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS -- APPENDIX 2 Residential History Interview Schedule -- INTRODUCTION -- RESIDENTIAL HISTORY -- NOTES -- PROLOGUE -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7 -- CHAPTER 8 -- CHAPTER 9 -- CHAPTER 10 -- CHAPTER 11 -- APPENDIX 1 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX