The newly revised Globalizing Cities Reader reflects how the
geographies of theory have recently shifted away from the western
vantage points from which much of the classic work in this field was
developed. The expanded volume continues to make available many of the
original and foundational works that underpin the research field,
while expanding coverage to familiarize students with new theoretical
and epistemological positions as well as emerging research foci and
horizons. It contains 38 new chapters, including key writings on
globalizing cities from leading thinkers such as John Friedmann,
Michael Peter Smith, Saskia Sassen, Peter Taylor, Manuel Castells,
Anthony King, Jennifer Robinson, Ananya Roy, and Fulong Wu. The new
Reader reflects the fact that world and global city studies have
evolved in exciting and wide-ranging ways, and the very notion of a
distinct "global" class of cities has recently been called into
question. The sections examine the foundations of the field and
processes of urban restructuring and global city formation. A large
number of new entries focus on the emerging urban worlds of Asia,
Latin America and Africa, including Beijing, Bogota, Cairo, Cape Town,
Delhi, Istanbul, Medellin, Mumbai, Phnom Penh, Rio de Janeiro, Sao
Paulo, and Shanghai. The book also presents cases off the conventional
map of global cities research, such as smaller cities and less known
urban regions that are undergoing processes of globalization. The book
is a key resource for students and scholars alike who seek an
accessible compendium of the intellectual foundations of global urban
studies as well as an overview of the emergent patterns of early 21st
century urbanization and associated sociopolitical contestation around
the world.
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ISBN
9781317410461
Publisert
2017
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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