Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe
Alberta Andreotti
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Description for Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe
Paperback. Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies.
- Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries
- Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies
- Reveals how segments of Europe’s urban population are adopting “exit” or “partial exit” strategies in respect to the nation state
- Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis
- Includes in depth ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Urban and Social Change
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444334852
SKU
V9781444334852
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Ref
99-15
About Alberta Andreotti
Alberta Andreotti is Research Fellow in Economic Sociology at the Department of Sociology at the University of Milan-Bicocca and Associate member of the “Cities Are Back in Town” research group, based at Sciences Po, Paris. Patrick Le Galès is CNRS Research Professor of Politics and Sociology at Sciences Po Paris, Centre d’études Européennes and Co-Chair of the “Cities ... Read more
Reviews for Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe
"Globalised Minds is absolutely of this moment; it is aware of the political moment of Europe and of the politics of austerity and straining social cohesion in urban contexts. This is a study for our times and an essential insight into the needs and desires of a rather urbane and somewhat grounded fraction of the social elite." (Urban Studies 2016) ... Read more