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Author:   Philip Cooke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781138782020

ISBN 10:   1138782025
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Question of Modernity 1.1. Modern Life 1.2. Modernity as Emancipation and Anxiety 1.3. The Aesthetics of Modernism 1.4. The Modern nation-State 1.5. The Cities and Regions of Modernity 2. Community: The Social Residue of Modernity 2.1. Modernity versus Community 2.2. Community as Culture 2.3. Community as Power 2.4. Community as Justice 2.5. Community as History 3. Modern Times: The Fordist Worker 3.1. From Craftsmanship to Scientific Management 3.2. Modernity and the Development of Fordism 3.3. Fordism Beyond the Workplace 3.4. The Geographical Structures of Fordism 3.5. The Crisis of Global Fordism 4. The Question of Postmodernity 4.1. Modernism Under Fire 4.2. Postmodern Thinking and the Problem of Philosophy 4.3. Postmodern Fiction 4.4. Postmodern Architecture 4.5. The Critique of Postmodernism 5. Locality and Social Innovation 5.1. Localism versus Centralism 5.2. Locality in a Polarising Society 5.3. Local Potential and the Status of ‘Locality’ 5.4. Locality and Citizenship 5.5. Local Control and its Obstacles 6. Post-Fordism and the Flexible Future 6.1. The Global Setting 6.2. The Postmodern Corporation? 6.3. Japanese Business Methods 6.4. Post-Fordist Technology and Labour 6.5. Industrial Localities 7. Conclusions: Modernity and Locality: Critique and Renewal

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