Neighborhood of Fear : The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975-2001

"This is a work of American history and cultural studies in which the author examines how Americans imagined and regulated suburban space in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Beginning in the 1970s, rising crime, environmental threats, and conflicts over the use of public space made su...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Riismandel, Kyle, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Suburbs
Suburban life
Social values > Political aspects
Privilege (Social psychology)
Fear > Political aspects
Civilization
HISTORY / Social History.
Social values > Political aspects > United States.
Privilege (Social psychology) > United States.
Fear > Political aspects > United States.
Suburbs > Environmental aspects > United States.
Suburbanites > Political activity > United States.
Suburban life > United States > History > 20th century.
Suburbs > United States > History > 20th century.
United States
United States > Civilization > 20th century.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Age of the NIMBY : environmental hazard and spatial power on the suburban landscape
  • The neighborhood of fear : toxic suburbia, affective practice, and the invisible prison
  • "Fear stalks the streets" : home security, kidnapping, and the making of the carceral suburb
  • Punks, mallrats, and out-of-control teenagers : production and regulation of suburban public space
  • Parental advisory
  • explicit content : popular occulture and (re)possessing the suburban home.

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