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

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Taylor & Francis, Apr 25, 2003 - Social Science - 288 pages
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Explores the trend for the upper and middle classes to move into gated communities. It looks at what has sparked this phenomenon and what life is like inside these suburban fortresses.

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Why do people move to private gated communities, and what does this mean for the enclave within the gates and for the larger society without? Inspired by an awkward visit to her sister's high-security ... Read full review

About the author (2003)

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 Reader; Housing, Culture, and Design; Cultural Spaces; and Place Attachment.

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TitleBehind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America
AuthorSetha Low
PublisherTaylor & Francis, 2003
ISBN0203491254, 9780203491256
Length288 pages
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Social Science / Human Geography
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Sociology / Urban
  
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