America At The Mall

Author : Lisa Scharoun
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786490500
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America at the Mall written by Lisa Scharoun and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the construction of the first fully enclosed shopping center in 1952, the shopping mall has evolved into the heart of many suburban areas across the United States. More than simply a place to purchase goods, this veritable "temple of consumerism" has become a primary place for community and social interaction and an essential element in many citizens' day-to-day lives. This study explores the spiritual, emotional and physical effects of the enclosed shopping mall on the public, chronicling the growth of the mall, its role in shaping urban and suburban life, its positive and negative impacts on society and the environment, and its future viability. As this work shows, the mall remains rich in symbolic influence, and in many ways mirrors the American condition.

Author : Lisa Scharoun
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786490500
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America at the Mall written by Lisa Scharoun and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the construction of the first fully enclosed shopping center in 1952, the shopping mall has evolved into the heart of many suburban areas across the United States. More than simply a place to purchase goods, this veritable "temple of consumerism" has become a primary place for community and social interaction and an essential element in many citizens' day-to-day lives. This study explores the spiritual, emotional and physical effects of the enclosed shopping mall on the public, chronicling the growth of the mall, its role in shaping urban and suburban life, its positive and negative impacts on society and the environment, and its future viability. As this work shows, the mall remains rich in symbolic influence, and in many ways mirrors the American condition.

Author : James J. Farrell
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344339
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Nation Under Goods written by James J. Farrell and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loved and hated, visited and avoided, seemingly everywhere yet endlessly the same, malls occupy a special place in American life. What, then, is this invention that evokes such strong and contradictory emotions in Americans? In many ways malls represent the apotheosis of American consumerism, and this synthetic and wide-ranging investigation is an eye-popping tour of American culture's values and beliefs. Like your favorite mall, One Nation under Goods is a browser's paradise, and in order to understand America's culture of consumption you need to make a trip to the mall with Farrell. This lively, fast-paced history of the hidden secrets of the shopping mall explains how retail designers make shopping and goods “irresistible.” Architects, chain stores, and mall owners relax and beguile us into shopping through water fountains, ficus trees, mirrors, and covert security cameras. From food courts and fountains to Santa and security, Farrell explains how malls control their patrons and convince us that shopping is always an enjoyable activity. And most importantly, One Nation Under Goods shows why the mall's ultimate promise of happiness through consumption is largely an illusion. It's all here—for one low price, of course.

Author : William Severini Kowinski
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Malling of America written by William Severini Kowinski and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1985 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside view of shopping malls in America.

Author : Eric Nelson
Publisher : Galde Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781880090589
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mall of America written by Eric Nelson and published by Galde Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mall of America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mall of America Celebrates 30 Years written by Mall of America and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mall of America Celebrates 30 Years is an exclusive keepsake book. Designed to provide a fun and fast-paced overview of the Mall's first three decades, this fascinating anthology contains a curated collection of our favorite images, cherished memories and treasured anecdotes from team members, friends and partners.

Author : Beth Blair
Publisher : Unofficial Guides
ISBN 13 : 1628090340
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America written by Beth Blair and published by Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America is the first of its kind. Never before has a guidebook been written about the Mall of America. The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America enhances visitors' experiences by assisting them through the entire process, from finding the right hotel and making the decision whether or not to rent a car or use the hotel shuttle. The various attractions are laid out and analyzed so that Mall of America-goers can decide what activities will enhance their experiences and which are simply tourist traps. In addition to ranking and describing the stores and restaurants, The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America, by Beth Blair, offers insight and tips that will not only make the visit fun for those looking for a general Mall of America experience but will also highlight things for people with special interests.

Author : Beth Blair
Publisher : Unofficial Guides
ISBN 13 : 1628090359
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America written by Beth Blair and published by Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America is the first of its kind. Never before has a guidebook been written about the Mall of America. The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America enhances visitors' experiences by assisting them through the entire process, from finding the right hotel and making the decision whether or not to rent a car or use the hotel shuttle. The various attractions are laid out and analyzed so that Mall of America-goers can decide what activities will enhance their experiences and which are simply tourist traps. In addition to ranking and describing the stores and restaurants, The Unofficial Guide to Mall of America, by Beth Blair, offers insight and tips that will make the visit fun for those looking for a general Mall of America experience but also highlight things for people with special interests.

Author : Margaret Hundley Parker
Publisher : Steidl
ISBN 13 : 9783869305479
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Malls Across America written by Margaret Hundley Parker and published by Steidl. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1980s, as America's downtown districts declined in importance and the "big-box" stores began their slow march across the country, malls became increasing central to American popular culture, dominating the social life of a large swath of the population. In 1989 Michael Galinsky, a twenty-year-old photographer, drove across the country recording this change: the spaces, textures and pace that defined this era. Starting in the winter of 1989 with the Smith Haven Mall in Garden City Long Island, Galinsky photographed malls from North Carolina to South Dakota, Washington State and beyond. The photos he took capture life in these malls as it began to shift from the shiny excess of the 1980s towards an era of slackers and grunge culture. Malls Across America is filled with seemingly lost or harried families navigating their way through these temples of consumerism, along with playful teens, misfits, and the aged. There is a sense of claustrophobia to the images, even in those that hint at wide commercial expanses - a wall or a ceiling is always there to block the horizon. These photos never settle or focus on any one detail, creating the sense that they are stolen records of the most immediate kind.

Author : Arlene Dávila
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520961927
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book El Mall written by Arlene Dávila and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region’s “coming of age”? El Mall is the first book to answer these questions and explore how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Through original and insightful ethnography, Dávila shows that class in the neoliberal city is increasingly defined by the shopping habits of ordinary people. Moving from the global operations of the shopping mall industry to the experience of shopping in places like Bogotá, Colombia, El Mall is an indispensable book for scholars and students interested in consumerism and neoliberal politics in Latin America and the world.