MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01687nam a22002778a 4500
001 2012010667
003 DLC
005 20120319095450.0
008 120315s2012 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012010667
020 $a9780786462728 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHF5430.3$b.S28 2012
082 00 $a381/.110973$223
100 1 $aScharoun, Lisa,$d1979-
245 10 $aAmerica at the mall :$bthe cultural role of a retail utopia /$cLisa Scharoun.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2012.
263 $a1205
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe birth of the mall -- Suburbia and the american dream -- The decline of downtown -- The mall and religion -- Main street -- Teens and the mall -- Senior citizens and the mall -- The mall as "public" space -- The mall and the environment -- Dawn of the dead mall -- The rise of the big boxes -- Regional mall case studies -- Case studies: super-regional malls, lifestyle centers -- And hybrids -- New urbanism and the death of the urban mall -- The future of public space in America.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aShopping malls$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aShopping centers$zUnited States$xHistory.