Iron curtains gates, suburbs, and privatization of space in the post-socialist city Hirt, Sonia. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju 2012 monographic eng remote 1 online resource 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 EuropeRepresents the sole in-depth monograph on contemporary urbanism in Southeast EuropeMakes a broader statement on issues of urbanism in Europe and other parts of the w. Introduction -- Public, private, privatism -- The post-socialist city -- Post-modern urbanism revisited -- Sofia : wither the socialist city -- The ninth ring: suburbanizing Sofia -- Iron curtains I: gated homes -- Iron curtains II: gated complexes -- Architecture of disunity -- Possibilities -- Figures and tables -- Appendix -- References -- Notes. Sonia A. Hirt. Includes bibliographical references and index. ee----- City planning Former communist countries City planning Europe, Eastern Property Former communist countries Property Europe, Eastern Gated communities Former communist countries Gated communities Europe, Eastern Equality Europe, Eastern POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Regional Planning City planning Equality Gated communities Property Social conditions Europe, Eastern Social conditions 21st century Europe, Eastern Former communist countries 2000-2099 fast HT169.E82 H57 2012eb 307.1/21609171/7 Iron curtains Hirt, Sonia. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley & Sons, 2012 (DLC) 2011043301 (OCoLC)760068651 9781118295946 1118295943 9781118295922 1118295927 9781118295953 1118295951 9781444338270 1444338277 9781444338263 1444338269 10.1002/9781118295922 Wiley InterScience AF7C522D-26E1-4D12-B58F-B36C6CFED5F1 OverDrive, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118295922 N$T 120228 20170124070035.3 ocn778448461 eng