Gated communities in China class, privilege and the moral politics of the good life / Pow Choon-Piew.
| Author/creator | Pow, Choon-Piew, 1974- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | 214 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; 7 Routledge Pacific Rim geographies (2007) ; 7. ^A1154168 |
| Contents | Introduction: gated communities and the lure of the good life -- Making middle-class spaces: privilege, territoriality and the moral geographies of exclusion -- Urban reform, the new middle-class and the emergence of gated communities in Shanghai -- Imagineering suburbia: contested representations of the Chinese dream home -- Seeking privacy and seclusion: private property, individualism and neoliberal subjectivities -- Maintaining order and civility: purified spaces and the paradox of gated living -- Beyond the gates: a geographical-moral critique. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008052500 |
| ISBN | 9780415478106 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780203876206 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0415478103 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0203876202 (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |