Consuming Places

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Consuming Places by JOHN Urry, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: JOHN Urry ISBN: 9781134829675
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: JOHN Urry
ISBN: 9781134829675
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years. In Consuming Places, he gathers together his most significant contributions. Urry begins with an extensive review of the connections between society, time and space. The concept of 'society', the nature of 'locality', the significance of 'economic restructuring', and the concept of the 'rural', are examined in relationship to place. The book then considers how places have been transformed by the development of service occupations and industries. Concepts of the service class and post-industrialism are theoretically and empirically discussed. Attention is then devoted to the ways in which places are consumed. Particular attention is devoted to the visual character of such consumption and its implications for place and people. The implications for nature and the environment are also explored in depth. The changing nature of consumption, and the tensions between commodification and collective enthusiasms, are explored in the context of the changing ways in which the countryside is consumed.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years. In Consuming Places, he gathers together his most significant contributions. Urry begins with an extensive review of the connections between society, time and space. The concept of 'society', the nature of 'locality', the significance of 'economic restructuring', and the concept of the 'rural', are examined in relationship to place. The book then considers how places have been transformed by the development of service occupations and industries. Concepts of the service class and post-industrialism are theoretically and empirically discussed. Attention is then devoted to the ways in which places are consumed. Particular attention is devoted to the visual character of such consumption and its implications for place and people. The implications for nature and the environment are also explored in depth. The changing nature of consumption, and the tensions between commodification and collective enthusiasms, are explored in the context of the changing ways in which the countryside is consumed.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Telecommunications Management by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book The Operatic State by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book The Changing Pattern of Employment by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Action Research for Democracy by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Making Cities Work by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book The New Urban Sociology by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Criminal Behaviour from School to the Workplace by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book War and Independence In Spanish America by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Europe, America, Bush by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Women, Oppression and Social Work by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Local Responses to Colonization in the Iron Age Meditarranean by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book Reimagining Shakespeare for Children and Young Adults by JOHN Urry
Cover of the book The Handbook of Project Portfolio Management by JOHN Urry
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy