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Globalization, Modernity and the City: Routledge Studies in Human Geography

Autor John Rennie Short
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 apr 2013
We live in a world of big cities. Urbanization, globalization and modernization have received considerable attention but rarely are the connections and relations between them the subjects of similar attention. Cities are an integral part of the network of globalization and important sites of modernization.Globalization, Modernity and The City weaves together broad social themes with detailed urban analysis to explore the connections between the rise of big cities, the creation of a global network and the making of the modern world. It explains the growth of big cities, the urban bias of global flows and the creation of metropolitan modernities. The text develops broad theories of the subtle and complex interactions between urbanization, globalization and modernization in a sweep of the urban experience across the globe. Thematic chapters explore the making of the modern city in profiles of the growth of urban spectaculars, the role of flanerie, the traffic issues of the modernist city, recurring issues of urban utopias and the rise of the primate city.
Detailed case studies are drawn from cities in Australia, China and the USA. Urban snapshots of cities such as Atlanta, Barcelona, Istanbul, Mumbai and Seoul provide a truly global coverage. The book links together broad social themes with deep urban analysis. This well-written, accessible and illustrated text will appeal to the broad audience of all those interested in the urban present and the metropolitan future.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415857888
ISBN-10: 0415857880
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in Human Geography

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Preface  Part 1: Global Generalities  1. The Third Urban Revolution  2. The Late Modern Wave of Globalization  3. Metropolitan Modernities  Part 2: Thematic Specificities  4. Urban Spectaculars: World Fairs and Summer Olympics  5. Flânerie and The Globalizing City  6. Traffic, Accidents and The Modern City  7. Modernity and Urban Utopias: The Early Bauhaus  8. Big City  Part 3: City Particularities  9. Alice Springs/Mparntwe: The Postcolonial Creative City  10. Shanghai: The Reglobalizing City  11. Megalopolis: The Liquid City  Part 4: Urban Utopias  12. Postscript

Descriere

Globalization, Modernity and The City weaves together broad social themes with detailed urban analysis to explore the connections between the rise of big cities, the creation of a global network and the making of the modern world.  It explains the growth of big cities, the urban bias of global flows and the creation of metropolitan modernities. The text develops broad theories of the subtle and complex interactions between urbanization, globalization and modernization in a sweep of the urban experience across the modern world. Thematic chapters explore the making of the modern city in profiles of the growth of urban spectaculars, the role of new flanerie, the traffic issues of the modernist city, recurring issues of urban utopias and the rise of the primate city.