The edge and the center: Gated communities and the discourse of urban fear

American Anthropologist

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-58

  Low, Setha M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gated communities; United States; Urban fear

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035615604     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2001.103.1.45     Document Type: Article

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