Dürrschmidt, Jörg, 1960-

Globalization, modernity and social change : hotspots of transition / Jörg Dürrschmidt and Graham Taylor. - Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - x, 196 p. ; 24 cm. - Sociology for a changing world . - Sociology for a changing world (Palgrave (Firm)) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-187) and index.

Introduction: Theorizing 'undefined society' -- Urban worlds and global cities -- Borders, border regions and post-socialist transformations : new geographies of power and identity -- The workplace in transition : labour, time and space -- Consumption : money and identity in the postmodern world -- Politics beyond the state : new individualities and solidarities -- Nature, environment, milieu : life in risk society -- Reconstructing the social.

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Social change.
Culture and globalization.
Geopolitics.
Human ecology.

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303.4 / DUG