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.
Language
English
Pages
246
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Release
February 10, 2015
ISBN
113733259X
ISBN 13
9781137332592
The Middle Classes and the City: A Study of Paris and London
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.