| Description |
1 online resource (x, 215 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"El Mall considers the boom of shopping malls in Latin America to explore how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : on shopping malls and the "new middle classes" -- The immateriality of the mall : financial regimes, urban policies, and the "Latin American boom" -- The globalization of retail and the rise of shopping mall "professionals" -- Retail wars : on the politics of space and informal work -- Inside the class-stratified mall -- Cachacos and levantados : on the politics of "measuring up" -- Shopping mall fashionistas -- Conclusion : shopping malls and the fight for public space. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shopping malls -- Latin America.
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Shopping malls. |
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Latin America. |
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Social classes -- Latin America.
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Social classes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Note |
Alternative form of title: El mall |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Dávila, Arlene M., 1965- Mall. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520286849 (DLC) 2015035144 (OCoLC)921141480 |
| ISBN |
9780520961920 (electronic book) |
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0520961927 (electronic book) |
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9780520286849 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520286847 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520286856 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520286855 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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