Behind the gates : life, security, and the pursuit of happiness in fortress America / Setha Low.

Main entry:

Low, Setha M.

Title & Author:

Behind the gates : life, security, and the pursuit of happiness in fortress America / Setha Low.

Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Description:

xi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Restrictions:

University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.
Unlocking the gated community -- Arriving at the gate -- Searching for community -- Re-creating the past -- Protecting the children and safety for all -- Fear of crime -- Fear of others -- Niceness and property values -- Private governance, taxes, and moral minimalism -- Easing the way to retirement -- Don't fence me in.

Summary:

"Gated communities are the fastest growing form of housing in the United States. In the last twenty years, thousands upon thousands of upper- and middle-class Americans have retreated into these exclusive neighborhoods. What has sparked this alarming trend?" "Behind the Gates is an account of what life is like in these suburban fortresses." "In this account, Setha Low probes the hopes, dreams, and fears of gated community residents to uncover how the rapid growth of fortress neighborhoods is effecting subtle transformations in American middle-class values."--Jacket.

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Publisher description
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ISBN:

0415944384
9780415944380
9780203491256
0203491254
0415950414 (pbk.)
9780415950411 (pbk.)
0013001949
9780013001942

Subject:

Gated communities United States.
Community life United States.
Communautés privées États-Unis.
Communauté États-Unis.
71.14 urban society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Essays.
Community life.
Gated communities.
Privatleben
Nachbarschaft
Isolation
Gated community
Kriminalität
Prävention
Segregation
Wohngebiet
Woonwijken.
Openbare veiligheid.
Beveiliging.
Wonen.
Bostäder sociala aspekter Förenta staterna.
United States.
USA
Case studies
Overseas item
Urban communities (USA)

Form/genre:

Interviews (form)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 230074
Call No.: HT169.59.U6 L69 2003
Status: Available

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