El mall
Subtitle: the spatial and class politics of shopping malls in Latin America
By: Arlene Dávila
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780520286856; 9780520286849
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Shopping malls; Social classes
Other titles: El mall
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : on shopping malls and the "new middle classes"; title: The immateriality of the mall : financial regimes, urban policies, and the "Latin American boom"; title: The globalization of retail and the rise of shopping mall "professionals"; title: Retail wars : on the politics of space and informal work; title: Inside the class-stratified mall; title: Cachacos and levantados : on the politics of "measuring up"; title: Shopping mall fashionistas; title: Conclusion : shopping malls and the fight for public space.