America at the mall : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
America at the mall : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
America at the mall : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Call Numbers
N381.11097/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
The birth of the mall -- Suburbia and the american dream -- The decline of downtown -- The mall and religion -- Main street -- Teens and the mall -- Senior citizens and the mall -- The mall as "public" space -- The mall and the environment -- Dawn of the dead mall -- The rise of the big boxes -- Reg...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
"This study explores the spiritual, emotional and physical effects of the enclosed shopping mall on the public, chronicling the growth of the mall as a popular development model, its role in shaping urban and suburban life in the United States, its positive and negative aspects on society and the environment and its future viability given economic...
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Full title
America at the mall : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2012.
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N381.11097/1
Record Identifier
74VvG0JlD7GO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvG0JlD7GO
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ISBN
0786462728 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786462728 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
381.110973
MMS ID
991012730479702626
