Place, identity and everyday life in a globalizing world / Harvey Perkins, David C. Thorns.

"How do our everyday experiences and environmentsinform who we are? Covering hot topics, from virtual spaces to migration, this book connects daily life and identity with broader structural and global processes. With vivid examples highlighting the interdependence of place and society, it is a...

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Main Author: Perkins, Harvey C.
Other Authors: Thorns, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Establishing a framework. Place, identity and everyday life everyday life in a globalizing world
  • Organizing and living in our everyday worlds. Cities and region
  • Houses and homes
  • Virtual places and spaces
  • Places of consumption
  • A finite world?. Sustaining the places in which we live
  • Sustainable housing, neighbourhoods and communities
  • Place, identity and everyday lifein a globalizing world revisited.