Everyday lives in the global city
Subtitle: the delinking of locale and milieu
By: Jorg Durrschmidt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Sociology, Urban -- England -- London; City and town life -- England -- London; London (England) -- Social conditions
Description: Rejecting notions of globalization as a macroeconomic force, this text is an investigation of the global city environment as a feature of everyday life. It develops a concept of milieu that emphasizes the symbolisms against the primacy of place.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-182) and index