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Locked In, Locked Out: Gated Communities in a Puerto Rican City
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Overview
In its exploration of four communities in Ponce—two private subdivisions and two public housing projects—Locked In, Locked Out offers one of the first ethnographic accounts of gated communities devised by and for the poor. Dinzey-Flores traces the proliferation of gates on the island from Spanish colonial fortresses to the New Deal reform movement of the 1940s and 1950s, demonstrating how urban planning practices have historically contributed to the current trend of community divisions, shrinking public city spaces, and privatizing gardens. Through interviews and participant observation, she argues that gates have transformed the twenty-first-century city by fostering isolation and promoting segregation, ultimately shaping the life chances of people from all economic backgrounds. Relevant and engaging, Locked In, Locked Out reveals how built environments can create a cartography of disadvantage—affecting those on both sides of the wall.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780812245134 |
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Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. |
Publication date: | 05/30/2013 |
Series: | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
PrefacePrologue. The Native Outsider
Chapter 1. Fortress Gates of the Rich and Poor: Past and Present
Chapter 2. Cachet for the Rich and Casheríos for the Poor: An Experiment in Class Integration
Chapter 3. "Precaution: Security Knives in the Gates"
Chapter 4. Community: Where Rights Begin and End
Chapter 5. The Secret Gardens
Chapter 6. Neighbors More Remote than Strangers
Epilogue. The Gated Library
Methodology
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments