Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture, and the Self [electronic resource] : The Great Urban Escape /
Osbaldiston, N.author.
In recent times, there has been a substantial push by people to escape the metropolis for lifestyles in small coastal, country, or mountainside locales. This book explores the narratives emerging from amenity-left migration using methods developed within the 'strong' cultural sociology.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Series Editors' Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Great Urban Escape; 2. The Promises of the Natural World: Escaping the City for Pristine Landscapes; 3. A Sense of Community: Cultural Heritage, Nostalgia, and Sociability; 4. The Culture of Planning: Coding in Policy Initiative; 5. The Perils of Seachange: Threats, Unintended Consequences, and the Future of Place; 6. The Local Experience, Seachange Communities, and Mythologies; 7. The Seachange Story: Authenticity, Place, and the Self; Appendix; Notes; References
Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In recent times, there has been a substantial push by people to escape the metropolis for lifestyles in small coastal, country, or mountainside locales. This book explores the narratives emerging from amenity-left migration using methods developed within the 'strong' cultural sociology.
Sociology, Urban.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Demography.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Social Theory.
Demography.
Sociology, general.