The Middle Classes and the City. A Study of Paris and London.

Bacque, Marie-Helene; Bridge, Gary; Benson, M.; Butler, T.; Charmes, Eric; Fijalkow, Yankel; Jackson, Emma; Launay, Lydie; Vermeersch, Stephanie

ISBN 10: 1349461784 / ISBN 13: 9781349461783

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

About this Item

What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. . . 2015. 1st ed. 2015. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Middle Classes and the City. A Study of Paris and London.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349461784
• ISBN 13: 9781349461783
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London.

About the Author

Marie-Hélène Bacqué is Professor of Urban Studies at the University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France.
 
Gary Bridge is Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. Michaela Benson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmith's College, University of London, UK.
 
Tim Butler is Professor of Geography at King's College London, UK.
 
Eric Charmes is Director of Interdisciplinary Research on City, Space and Society, University of Lyon, France.
 
Yankel Fijalkow is Professor of Social Science at the Centre de Recherché sur l'Habitat ENSA Paris-Val de Seine, France.
 
Emma Jackson is Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, UK.
 
Lydie Launay is Doctor of Sociology at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France.
 
Stéphanie Vermeersch is Doctor of Sociology at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France.