Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-Middle Classes in Europe

By Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes, Alberta Andreotti, Patrick Le Gal's

Book Overview

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empiricalevidence from four European cities to explore the role of urbanupper middle classes in the transformations experienced bycontemporary European societies.

Presents new empirical evidence collected through an originalcomparative research about professionals and managers in fourEuropean cities in three countriesFeatures an innovative combination of approaches, methods, andtechniques in its analyses of European post-national societiesReveals how segments of Europe's urban populationare adopting "exit" or "partial exit"strategies in respect to the nation stateUtilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalizationand mobility studies, and spatial class analysisIncludes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, andclassic questions of political representation and values

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444334859
• ISBN13: 9781444334852
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"