1st Edition
Everyday Globalization A Spatial Semiotics of Immigrant Neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Paris
By Timothy Shortell
Copyright 2016
264 Pages
40 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
40 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
40 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Everyday Globalization is a micro-sociological study of immigrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Paris. Global flows of people bring together cultural practices from distant places and urban dwellers in global cities interpret the signs of collective identity in ascribing particular places as "immigrant neighborhoods." This book examines the spatial semiotics of identity in urban public space... Read more
1. Introduction: Everyday Globalization 2. Collective Identity in a Globalized World 3. Semiotics of Urban Public Spaces 4. Coney Island Avenue: Multicultural Brooklyn 5. Belleville to La Goutte d’Or: Around the World in Paris 6. Food & Shopping 7. Dress & Appearance 8. Social Interaction 9. Conclusions: Seeing Immigrant Neighborhoods
Biography
Timothy Shortell is professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
