LEADER 06648cam 2200829 i 4500001 99125342839806421 005 20240405113321.0 006 m |o d | 007 cr_||||||||||| 008 140825s2015 enk ob 001 0 eng^^ 010 2014033902 020 1-118-33077-3 020 1-118-33079-X 020 1-118-33078-1 035 (CKB)2670000000576731 035 (EBL)1840830 035 (OCoLC)896796347 035 (SSID)ssj0001368052 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11710359 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0001368052 035 (PQKBWorkID)11448269 035 (PQKB)11674255 035 (DLC) 2014033902 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC1840830 035 (EXLCZ)992670000000576731 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dDLC 041 eng 042 pcc 043 e------ 050 00 HN380.Z9 082 00 305.52094 084 POL033000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Andreotti, Alberta. 245 10 Globalised minds, roots in the city : |burban upper-middle classes in Europe / |cAlberta Andreotti, Patrick Le Gales and Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes. 250 1st ed. 264 1 Chichester, West Sussex, UK ;Hoboken, NJ : |bJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., |c2015. 300 1 online resource (260 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 0 Studies in urban and social change 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Introduction: Globalisation and the Coming Age of New Barbarians? Upper-Middle Classes in European Cities; Globalisation, Transnationalism and Mobility in European Cities; Does Globalisation Induce 'Exit' Strategies?; Mobility and the Weakening of Local Ties in the Urban Context; Upper-Middle Classes: 'Exit' and Urban Disembeddedness; The 'Partial Exit' and Distance-Proximity Strategies of European Upper-Middle Classes; Structure of the Book; Notes 505 8 Chapter 1 Comparing Upper-Middle-Class Managers in Four Cities: A European Social Group in the Making?Searching for the European Upper-Middle Classes: The Choice of European Managers; Professionalisation, the service class debate and the role of culture; National Patterns in the Rise of Managers: France, Italy and Spain; Managers in Four European Cities: Milan, Madrid, Lyon and Paris; Paris Ile de France: France's highest concentration of managers; Lyon: the rise of France's second city in Europe; Madrid: the pro-market capital of a strongly decentralised Spain 505 8 Milan: Italy's economic and creative capital Selecting Four Neighbourhoods in Each City; Madrid neighbourhoods; Milan neighbourhoods; Lyon neighbourhoods; Paris neighbourhoods; Who Are These European Managers?; Managers as Modernising Agents; Globalisation is good for you: tensions between markets and state; Marked interest for politics; relative trust in the state; Liberal Cultural Values: Managers as Post-Industrial Educated Cultural Species; Cultural values and economic interests: tensions in their support of welfare redistribution and immigration 505 8 Cosmopolitanism, Europeanisation and Multilayered Identities Managers' feelings towards European integration; Beyond Europe; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 2 Managers in the City: Rooted and in Control-The Game of Distance and Proximity; Combining Distance and Proximity: Interactions under Control; Choosing a City or a Metropolitan Region: Inheritance, Family Ties and Professional Opportunities; Residential mobility with deep roots; Choosing a city: family first, inherited belonging?; Choosing a 'Good' Neighbourhood Close to Family and Friends; Mixed neighbourhood: no romantic choices 505 8 Mixed and central neighbourhoods Mixed and suburban neighbourhoods; No-go areas; Upper-middle-class neighbourhoods: the place to be; Keeping the Social Mix under Control Yet Fearless of the City; More apartments in the centre, more privately owned houses in the suburb, nothing new; Using the city: not much difference between suburban and city-centre inhabitants; Public services: no privatism; School is the exception: intense mobilisation to avoid social mixing; Everyday life: no retreat, using services and enjoying an urban lifestyle; Moving around the city and suburbs 505 8 Conclusion: Managers Choosing a Place to Live-Family Ties, Relative Degree of Mixing and Strict Control 546 English 520 "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 "-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries"-- |cProvided by publisher. 588 Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 Upper class |zEurope. 650 0 Middle class |zEurope. 650 0 Professional employees |zEurope. 650 0 Executives |zEurope. 650 7 Classe supérieure |9fre |2ECLAS 650 7 Classe moyenne |9fre |2ECLAS 650 7 Milieu urbain |9fre |2ECLAS 650 7 UE/CE Etats membres |9fre |2ECLAS 650 7 Analyse comparative |9fre |2ECLAS 650 7 EU member State |9eng |2eurovoc 650 7 upper class |9eng |2eurovoc 650 7 middle class |9eng |2eurovoc 650 7 urban sociology |9eng |2eurovoc 650 7 comparative analysis |9eng |2eurovoc 700 1 Le Galès, Patrick. 700 1 Moreno Fuentes, Francisco Javier. 776 |z1-4443-3484-0 776 |z1-322-31764-X 830 0 Studies in Urban and Social Change 906 BOOK