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Economies of signs and space / Scott Lash and John Urry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lash, Scott.
- Series:
- Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
- Theory, culture & society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Economics.
- Social change.
- Social history--20th century.
- Social history.
- Social interaction.
- Postmodernism--Social aspects.
- Postmodernism.
- Space and time.
- Signs and symbols.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 360 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Economies of signs & space.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE, 1994.
- Summary:
- This examination of social change focuses on post-industrial social, cultural and economic organization, covering social inequality and changing experiences of time, space, travel, the environment and globalization. A comparative analysis is developed between the UK, USA, Japan and Germany.
- Contents:
- Polarization: poverty and professionals. The politics of space and the making of the underclass. 7. Mobile Subjects: Migration in Comparative Perspective. Migration after organized capitalism. Case-study: clothing and fashion. Corporatist exclusion in a reunited Germany; pt. 3. Economies of Space and Time. 8. Post-Industrial Spaces. Restructuring services. Restructuring and the public sector. Services and the restructuring of place. 9. Time and Memory. Sociology of time. Time and the duality of structure. Time, powers and nature. Disorganized capitalism and time; pt. 4. Globalization and Modernity. 10. Mobility, Modernity and Place. Travel and modernity. The emergence of organized tourism. Tourist services and disorganized capitalism. 11. Globalization and Localization. Money and finance. Nature and the environment. Global culture and national culture; 12. Conclusion
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781446280539
- 1446280535
- 9781848609648
- 1848609647
- 9780585356945
- 0585356947
- OCLC:
- 47011218
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