{"product_id":"globalization-and-belonging-michael-savage-9780761949862","title":"Globalization and Belonging","description":"′\u003cb\u003eGlobalization and Belonging′\u003c\/b\u003es headline message - that place matters, that locality remains vital to people, is arresting′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Webster, Professor of Sociology, City University, London \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices, lifestyles and identities, \u003cb\u003eGlobalization and Belonging\u003c\/b\u003e explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside ′cultural′ issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle. Their original argument: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Shows how globalisation theory conceives of the ′local′\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Reveals that people have a sense of elective belonging based on where they choose to put down roots \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" Suggests that the feel of a place is much more strongly influenced by the values and lifestyles of those migrating to it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" reinvigorates debates in urban and community studies by recovering the ′local′ as an intrinsic aspect of globalisation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretically rigorous, the book is brought to life with direct quotations from the authors′ research, and appeals to students in urban sociology, urban geography, media studies and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Savage,Gaynor Bagnall,Brian Longhurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761949860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761949862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.30w x 0.61d","brand":"Michael Savage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136158937343,"sku":"9780761949862","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8eaf37d2-d428-422d-a837-b281b089f5b0.jpg?v=1770160903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/globalization-and-belonging-michael-savage-9780761949862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}