Globalised minds, roots in the city : urban upper-middle classes in Europe /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Andreotti, Alberta
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Le Galès, Patrick, Moreno Fuentes, Francisco Javier
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
• Σειρά: Studies in urban and social change.
• Θέματα: Upper class > Europe.; Middle class > Europe.; Professional employees > Europe.; Executives > Europe.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Executives.; Middle class.; Professional employees.; Upper class.; Professional employees - Europe.; Europe.; Electronic books.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource.
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118330777; 1118330773; 9781118330784; 1118330781
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118330791

"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 interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values "--
"Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries"--