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El mall [electronic resource] :the spatial and class politics of shopping malls in Latin America / Arlene Dávila.

By: Dávila, Arlene M, 1965- [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520961920; 0520961927.Subject(s): Social classes -- Latin America | Shopping malls -- Latin AmericaGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 381/.1 Online resources: Full text available:
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.

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