Glocal Town - Social Change and Globalization

Beginning with a study of a suburb of Athens, this book charts the occurrence of a range of radical social changes as the locality adapts itself to processes of globalization, broadening its analysis to as to offer a theoretical account of the dynamic interaction of the local with the global wherever it occurs in (sub)urban space.

List of contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Social Change
3. The Local and the Global
4. The Glocal
5. Culture
6. Economy
7. Communication
8. Social Issues
9. Pop Life
10. Epilogue
Bibliography

About the author

Nicholas Tatsis is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and the author of Consumer Society.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Tatsis, Nicholas (National and Kapodistrian Univer Tatsis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781032540146
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254014-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Global Connections
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Politics & government, Political Economy, Interdisciplinary studies, Politics and government, Human Geography, Urban communities