Sharon L. Zukin è una sociologa specializzata nella vita urbana moderna. La sua ricerca la colloca nel quadro dei pensatori sociali neomarxisti che esaminano le trasformazioni sociali ed economiche delle città. Zukin esplora come gli spazi urbani vengono rimodellati dalle forze del consumo e della cultura, analizzando il loro impatto sull'identità urbana e sulle strutture sociali. Il suo approccio illumina la complessa interazione tra sviluppo urbano ed esperienza sociale.
The momentous changes which are transforming American life call for a new exploration of the economic and cultural landscape. In this book, the author links our expanding need to consume with two fundamental shifts: places of production have given way to spaces for services, and the competitive edge has moved from industrial to cultural capital.
Behind the dirty, cast-iron facades of nineteenth-century loft buildings, an elegant style of life developed during the 1960s and 1970s. This style of life -- of using the city as a consumption mode -- was tied to the presence of artists, whose "happenings," performances, and studio spaces shaped a public perception of the good life at the center of the city.
Global Cities, Local Everyday Diversity from New York to Shanghai, a cutting-edge text/ethnography, reports on the rapidly expanding field of global, urban studies through a unique pairing of six teams of urban researchers from around the world. The authors present shopping streets from each city – New York, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Berlin, Toronto, and Tokyo – how they have changed over the years, and how they illustrate globalization embedded in local communities. This is an ideal addition to courses in urbanization, consumption, and globalization..
A sociologist reveals how shopping has changed American life, its influence radiating out into the economic and cultural sectors, impacting everything from fashion to the internet, while also inspiring consumerism all over the world and promoting the "american dream" abroad.