London calling : the middle classes and the re-making of inner London
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London calling : the middle classes and the re-making of inner London
Berg, 2003
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes index
Bibliography: p. 195-203
Contents of Works
- Marking out the middle classes in London
- Gentrification of the global city : a middle-class coping strategy?
- Spatial difference and strategic middle-class activity
- Mapping the neighbourhoods
- A class in and for itself?
- Home and household
- Children, schooling and social reproduction
- Twenty-first century gentrification
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Symbolizing both commerce and culture, London has always been a magnet for the ambitions of the middle classes. However, the past three decades have witnessed a dramatic fragmentation in inner-city Londons social map. New and highly distinctive middle-class neighbourhoods have sprung up where embattled workers seek to combat the deleterious effects of long working hours, travel, and stress on traditional family values. This book is the first to explore the powerful impact of globalization on Londons economy and those who are caught up in it. More and more people are responding to the negative effects of working life as well as the lack of structure in their lives and particularly those of their children. The gentrification of certain areas and the differences among them directly reflects this desire to impose cultural values and structure on urban surroundings. How do these areas reflect middle-class values, ideologies, lifestyles, social backgrounds and occupational choices, and how have old neighbourhoods been refashioned and made amenable to middle-class life?
In what ways has family life been affected by this new emphasis on values, structure and security, and what does the future hold? This fascinating book provides the first sustained analysis of the profound effects of globalization on city dwellers. Its original account of the relationship between urban space and cultural reproduction will inspire new research for years to come.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Marking out the middle classes in a global city Chapter 2 Gentrification: a middle-cass coping strategy? Chapter 3 Spatial and strategic middle-class activity in the City Chapter 4 Mapping the neighbourhoods Chapter 5 A Class in and for itself? Chapter 6 Home and household Chapter 7 Children, schooling and social reproduction Chapter 8 Making sense of 21st century gentrification Chapter 9 Conclusions Bibliography
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