Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

The author devoted a lot more time to the architectural history of the mall concept than I wanted, and less on the socioeconomic factors that contributed to its rise and fall. There were some interesting sections about movies set at malls, including their literal zombification, and how malls differ in other countries. But after the first chapter I did a lot of skimming. YMMV if architecture is your jam.