| Description |
xii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"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 key text across the social sciences."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-208) and index |
| Subject |
Identity (Psychology)
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Place attachment -- Psychological aspects.
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Globalization -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Thorns, David C.
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| LC no. |
2011410934 |
| ISBN |
9780230575905 (hbk.) |
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0230575900 (hbk.) |
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9780230575912 (paperback) |
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0230575919 (paperback) |
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