America at the mall [electronic resource] : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
Scharoun, Lisa, 1979-
2012
HF5430.3 .S28 2012eb
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Title America at the mall [electronic resource] : the cultural role of a retail utopia / Lisa Scharoun.
Author Scharoun, Lisa, 1979-
ISBN 9780786490509 (electronic book)
0786490500 (electronic book)
9780786462728
0786462728
Imprint Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vii, 263 p.) : ill.
Other Standard Identifiers 9786613571069
Call Number HF5430.3 .S28 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 381.110973 381/.110973
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 conditions"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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