London Calling: The Middle Classes and the Remaking of Inner London - Couverture souple

Butler, Tim; Robson, Garry

 
9781859736289: London Calling: The Middle Classes and the Remaking of Inner London
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1859736289 ISBN 13 : 9781859736289
Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Symbolizing both commerce and culture, London has always been a magnet for the ambitions of the middle classes. However, the past three decades have witnessed a dramatic fragmentation in inner-city Londons social map. New and highly distinctive middle-class neighbourhoods have sprung up where embattled workers seek to combat the deleterious effects of long working hours, travel, and stress on traditional family values. This book is the first to explore the powerful impact of globalization on Londons economy and those who are caught up in it. More and more people are responding to the negative effects of working life as well as the lack of structure in their lives and particularly those of their children. The gentrification of certain areas and the differences among them directly reflects this desire to impose cultural values and structure on urban surroundings. How do these areas reflect middle-class values, ideologies, lifestyles, social backgrounds and occupational choices, and how have old neighbourhoods been refashioned and made amenable to middle-class life? In what ways has family life been affected by this new emphasis on values, structure and security, and what does the future hold? This fascinating book provides the first sustained analysis of the profound effects of globalization on city dwellers. Its original account of the relationship between urban space and cultural reproduction will inspire new research for years to come.

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À propos de l?auteur

Garry Robson Tim Butler is Reader in Urban Sociology at the University of East London.

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Éditeur
Berg Publishers
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1859736289
ISBN 13 
9781859736289
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781859736234: London Calling: The Middle Classes and the Re-Making of Inner London

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ISBN 10 :  1859736238 ISBN 13 :  9781859736234
Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2003
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