Why Is Public Space Disappearing? Why Is This Disappearance Important To Democratic Politics And How Has It Become An International Phenomenon? Public Spaces Are No Longer Democratic Spaces, But Instead Centres Of Private Commerce And Consumption, And Even Surveillance And Police Control. The Politics Of Public Space Extends The Focus Of Current Work On Public Space To Include A Consideration Of The Transnational - In The Sense Of Moving People And Transformations In The Nation Or State - To Expand Our Definition Of The 'public' And Public Space. Ultimately, Public Spaces Are One Of The Cover; The Politics Of Public Space; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Imperative Of Public Space; 2 The Political Economy Of Public Space; 3 Building The American Way: Public Subsidy, Private Space; 4 Appropriating The Commons: The Tragedy Of Property Rights Discourse; 5 How Private Interests Take Over Public Space: Zoning,taxes, And Incorporation Of Gated Communities; 6 Power, Space, And Terror: Social Reproduction And The Public Environment; 7 Geography Of Fear: Crime And The Transformation Of Public Space In Post-apartheid South Africa 8 Clean And Safe? Property Redevelopment, Public Space, And Homelessness In Downtown San Diegoindex Edited By Setha Low And Neil Smith. This Volume Grew Out Of A Conference Held At The Cuny Graduate Center. Co-sponsored By The Cuny Public Space Research Group And The Center For Place, Culture, And Politics Located At The Graduate Center, And By The Alen Institute--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English