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El Mall: The Spatial and Class Politics of Shopping Malls in Latin America
Arlene Davila
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Description for El Mall: The Spatial and Class Politics of Shopping Malls in Latin America
Paperback. While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's "coming of age"? This title explores how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's coming of age ? El Mall is the first book to answer these questions and explore how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Through original and insightful ethnography, Davila shows that class in the neoliberal city is increasingly defined by the shopping habits of ordinary people. Moving from the global operations of the shopping mall industry to the ... Read more
While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's coming of age ? El Mall is the first book to answer these questions and explore how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Through original and insightful ethnography, Davila shows that class in the neoliberal city is increasingly defined by the shopping habits of ordinary people. Moving from the global operations of the shopping mall industry to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520286856
SKU
V9780520286856
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About Arlene Davila
Arlene Davila is Professor of Anthropology and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. She is the author of numerous books, including Barrio Dreams (UC Press, 2004) and Latinos Inc. (UC Press, 2001, 2012).
Reviews for El Mall: The Spatial and Class Politics of Shopping Malls in Latin America
Overall, Davila treats the mall as a microcosm of wider changes in governance, economics and social relations... nuanced. Environment and Urbanization