City Suburbs : Placing suburbia in a post-suburban world.

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

The majority of the world's population is now urban, and for most this will mean a life lived in the suburbs. City Suburbs considers contemporary Anglo-American suburbia, drawing on research in outer London it looks at life on the edge of a world city from the perspective of residents. Interpre...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mace, Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Temas:
Suburbs > England > London.
Suburbs > United States.
Suburban life > England > London.
Suburban life > United States.
Sociology, Urban.
Banlieues > Angleterre > Londres.
Vie de la banlieue > Angleterre > Londres.
Vie de la banlieue > États-Unis.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
Sociology, Urban
Suburban life
Suburbs
England > London
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The majority of the world's population is now urban, and for most this will mean a life lived in the suburbs. City Suburbs considers contemporary Anglo-American suburbia, drawing on research in outer London it looks at life on the edge of a world city from the perspective of residents. Interpreted through Bourdieu's theory of practice it argues that the contemporary suburban life is one where place and participation are, in combination, strong determinants of the suburban experience. From this perspective suburbia is better seen as a process, an on-going practice of the subu.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages)
ISBN:9781135076184
1135076189

Ejemplares similares