Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects
Saskia Sassen is Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.

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Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects
Saskia Sassen is Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.

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Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects

Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects

Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects

Deciphering the Global: Its Scales, Spaces and Subjects

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Saskia Sassen is Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415957328
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/02/2007
Pages: 378
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Saskia Sassen is Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Deciphering the Global Saskia Sassen Part 1: Microspaces in Global Scalings. Postindustrial Bohemia: Culture, Neighborhood, and the Global Economy Richard Lloyd. Translocal Civilities: Chinese Modern Dance at Downtown Los Angeles Public Concerts Marina Peterson. Re-Imagining Old Havana: World Heritage and the Production of Scale in Late Socialist Cuba Matthew J. Hill. Becoming Global?: Evangelism and Transnational Practices in Russian Society Sarah Busse Spencer. Deciphering the Local in a Global Neoliberal Age: Three Favelas in São Paulo, Brazil Simone Buechler Part 2: Translocal Circuits and their Mobilities. Locating Transnational Activists: Solidarity with and beyond Propinquity Evalyn W. Tennant. Deciphering the Space and Scale of Global Nomadism: Subjectivity and Counterculture in a Global Age Anthony D’Andrea. Outsourcing Difference: Expatriate Training and the Disciplining of Culture Heather Hindman. Producing Global Economy from Below: Chinese Immigrant Transnational Entrepreneurship in Japan Gracia Liu Farrer. The Sub-national Constitution of Global Financial Markets Rachel Harvey Part 3: Shifting Spaces and Subjects of the Political. The City and the Self: The Emergence of New Political Subjects in London Anne Bartlett. Ghetto Cosmopolitanism: Making Theory at the Margins Rami Nashashibi. Deregulating Markets, Reregulating Crime: Extralegal Policing & the Penal State in Mexico Jennifer L. Johnson. The Transnational Human Rights Movement and States of Emergency in Israel/Palestine Josh Kaplan. Illegal Immigrants as Citizens in Malaysia Kamal Sadiq. Global-National Interactions and Sovereign Debt Restructuring Outcomes Giselle Datz

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