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Iron Curtains

Gates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City

Sonia A. HirtSeries: IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change
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Year
2012
Language
English

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Utilizing research conducted primarily with residents of Sofia, Bulgaria, “Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs, and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City” explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe.
• Features original data, illustrations, and theory on the process of privatization of resources in societies undergoing fundamental socio-economic transformations, such as those in Eastern Europe
• Represents the sole in-depth monograph on contemporary urbanism in Southeast Europe
• Makes a broader statement on issues of urbanism in Europe and other parts of the world while highlighting the complex connections between cultures and cities

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