Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America by Low, Setha

Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415944380)

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Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America by Low, Setha

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

$240.00
Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America by Low, Setha

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

$240.00
Format: Hardcover
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In the last twenty years, thousands of the upper and middle classes have retreated into gated communities. What has sparked this alarming trend? Low probes the hopes and fears of her subjects to portray the change in American middle-class values marked by the emergence of enclosed communities in the suburbs.



Author: Setha Low
ISBN-10: 0415944384
ISBN-13: 9780415944380
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2003
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.33h x 6.31w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2003 pg. 110
New York Times 11/16/2003 pg. 56
New York Times 12/07/2003 pg. 29
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1163
By Setha Low
By Setha Low
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Setha Low is Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Theorizingthe City: The New Urban Anthropology Reader; Housing, Culture, and Design; Cultural Spaces; and PlaceAttachment.

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