Iron curtains : gates, suburbs, and privatization of space in the post-socialist city / Sonia A. Hirt. [electronic resource] Hirt, Sonia. 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. HT169.E82 H57 2012eb 307.1/21609171/7 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. 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. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley & Sons, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118295922 eng Iron curtains. Iron curtains. Europe, Eastern Social conditions 21st century. Europe, Eastern. fast (OCoLC)fst01245079 Former communist countries. fast (OCoLC)fst01298680 Former communist countries. Europe, Eastern. Former communist countries. Europe, Eastern. Former communist countries. Europe, Eastern. Europe, Eastern.