LEADER 06987oam 2200973 450 001 9910140505103321 005 20210113183034.0 010 $a1-118-33077-3 010 $a1-118-33079-X 010 $a1-118-33078-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000576731 035 $a(EBL)1840830 035 $a(OCoLC)896796347 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001368052 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11710359 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001368052 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11448269 035 $a(PQKB)11674255 035 $a(DLC) 2014033902 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1840830 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000576731 100 $a20140825d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobalised minds, roots in the city $eurban upper-middle classes in Europe /$fAlberta Andreotti, Patrick Le Gales and Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes 210 1$aChichester, West Sussex, UK ;$aHoboken, NJ :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 225 0 $aStudies in urban and social change 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4443-3484-0 311 $a1-322-31764-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGlobalised 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aMilan: 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 327 $aCosmopolitanism, 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 327 $aMixed 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 327 $aConclusion: Managers Choosing a Place to Live-Family Ties, Relative Degree of Mixing and Strict Control 330 $a"Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies Reveals how segments of Europe's urban population are adopting "exit" or "partial exit" strategies in respect to the nation state Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values "--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aStudies in Urban and Social Change 606 $aUpper class$zEurope 606 $aMiddle class$zEurope 606 $aProfessional employees$zEurope 606 $aExecutives$zEurope 606 $aClasse supérieure$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aClasse moyenne$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aMilieu urbain$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aUE/CE Etats membres$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aAnalyse comparative$9fre$2ECLAS 606 $aEU member State$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $aupper class$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $amiddle class$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $aurban sociology$9eng$2eurovoc 606 $acomparative analysis$9eng$2eurovoc 615 0$aUpper class 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aProfessional employees 615 0$aExecutives 615 7$aClasse supérieure 615 7$aClasse moyenne 615 7$aMilieu urbain 615 7$aUE/CE Etats membres 615 7$aAnalyse comparative 615 7$aEU member State 615 7$aupper class 615 7$amiddle class 615 7$aurban sociology 615 7$acomparative analysis 676 $a305.52094 686 $aPOL033000$2bisacsh 700 $aAndreotti$b Alberta$0606041 701 $aLe Gale?s$b Patrick$0382209 701 $aMoreno Fuentes$b Francisco Javier$0943877 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140505103321 996 $aGlobalised minds, roots in the city$92130637 997 $aUNINA