'<b>Globalization and Belonging'</b>s headline message - that place matters, that locality remains vital to people, is arresting' - <b><i>Frank Webster, Professor of Sociology, City University, London <p></p><p></p></i></b><p>Drawing on long-term empirical research into cultural practices, lifestyles and identities, <b>Globalization and Belonging</b> explores how far-reaching global changes are articulated locally. </p><p></p><p>The authors address key sociological issues of stratification as analysis alongside 'cultural' issues of identity, difference, choice and lifestyle. Their original argument: </p><p>" Shows how globalisation theory conceives of the 'local'</p><p>" Reveals that people have a sense of elective belonging based on where they choose to put down roots </p><p>" Suggests that the feel of a place is much more strongly influenced by the values and lifestyles of those migrating to it</p><p>" reinvigorates debates in urban and community studies by recovering the 'local' as an intrinsic aspect of globalisation</p><p></p><p>Theoretically rigorous, the book is brought to life with direct quotations from the authors' research, and appeals to students in urban sociology, urban geography, media studies and cultural studies.</p>