Elite Mobilities (Hardcover, New)

Small in number but great in influence, mobile elites have shaped the contours of global capitalism. Today these elites continue to flourish globally but in a changing landscape. The current economic crisis-and rising concerns about the moral legitimacy of extreme wealth-coincides with stern warnings over the risks posed by climate change and the unsustainable use of resources. Often an out-of-bounds topic in critical social science, elites are thought of as too inaccessible a group to interview and too variable a minority to measure. This groundbreaking collection sets out to challenge this perception. Through the careful examination of the movements of the one per cent through the everyday spaces of the ninety-nine per cent, Elite Mobilities investigates the shared zones elites inhabit alongside the commons: the executive lounge in the airport, the penthouse in the hotel, or the gated community next to the slum. Bringing together the pioneer scholars in critical sociology today, this collection explores how social scientists can research, map, and 'track' the flows and residues of objects, wealth and power surrounding the hypermobile. Elite Mobilities sets a new benchmark in social science efforts to research the powerful and the privileged. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in mobilities, transport, tourism, social stratification, class, inequality, consumption, and global environmental change.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Changing Mobilities
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	2014
Editors:	Thomas Birtchnell • Javier Caletrio
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-65580-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	0-415-65580-3
Barcode:	9780415655804

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