<p>Rejecting simplifying notions of globalisation as a macro-economic force, this book provides a grounded picture of the various ways in which people's biographies are tied up with the global cultural economy. The main argument of the book is that the globalisation of lives is experienced by people as the 'extension' of their 'milieux' both spatially and symbolically.</p>

Everyday Lives in the Global City: The Delinking of Locale and Mileiu

Politics & Social Sciences

Dürrschmidt, Jörg

Sociology

Routledge

Uses an innovative conceptual approach to explore the way in which processes of globalization transform and impact upon everyday life. Engaging with a range of theories and concepts, the book provides an accessible discussion of modern issues for students of Globalization and Sociology.

Globalisation, Modernity and Social Change: Hotspots of Transition (Sociology for a Changing World, 18)

Social Sciences

Red Globe Press

Everyday Lives in the Global City: The Delinking of Locale and Milieu

Rejecting simplifying notions of globalisation as a macro-economic force, this book provides a grounded picture of the various ways in which people's biographies are tied up with the global cultural economy. The main argument of the book is that the globalisation of lives is experienced by people as the 'extension' of their 'milieux' both spatially and symbolically.

Everyday Lives in the Global City

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