{"product_id":"9781444338263","title":"Iron Curtains Gates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIron Curtains\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSonia A. Hirt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Urban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIron Curtains\u003c\/i\u003e has been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 ASEEES Harvard Davis Center Book Prize! The prize is sponsored by Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and is awarded annually by the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, for an outstanding monograph published on Russia, Eurasia, or Eastern Europe in anthropology, political science, sociology, or geography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilizing research conducted primarily with residents of Sofia, Bulgaria, \u003ci\u003eIron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs, and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City\u003c\/i\u003e explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the sole in-depth monograph on contemporary urbanism in Southeast Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes a broader statement on issues of urbanism in Europe and other parts of the world while highlighting the complex connections between cultures and cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Hirt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at the School of Public and International Affairs and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, and was recently Visiting Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Hirt is the author of over 40 publications on urban forms, planning and design and is co-author of \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years of Transition: The Evolution of Urban Planning in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, 1989-2009\u003c\/i\u003e (2009; with Kiril Stanilov).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444338263\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315751907468,"sku":"9781444338263","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338263_07aae494-2042-4aa1-9900-e45870b46fcf.jpg?v=1780183684","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444338263","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}