Global Cities
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195142047 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Below average, disconnected book. This is a poorly written work with disconnected arguments and observations. The premise of the book is interesting: most of the works on globalization and cities either focus on economic issues or cultural issues--this book will attempt to do both. From this promising beginning, the book falls apart from poor writing that takes the reader all over the place--geographically and temporally. Within the first few pages of the book, the discussions goes from the history of London during the Roman Empire to the fate of GUM shopping mall in Moscow in light of the Asian financial c. New Urban Sociology Ms MT Abrahamson's Global Cities is a welcome new book: It provides a truly global perspective on urban life, examining both the economic and cultural dimensions of globalism. It provides especially thorough examinations of immigration and the effects of foreign investment upon global inequality. It is a very well-written book, with little un-necessary jargon.. Global City Delight While I was required to read this book (for a college class), I found it to be an excellent source of ideas. It was extremely well-written, but not written down to students. It was very thorough. I believe I will remember the ideas in this book for a long time.
In fact, the role and status of cities within their own nations are largely a function of those cities international connections. In conclusion, a diminution in the sovereignty of the nation state has accompanied globalisation, but Abrahamson sees no real alternative to the nation state.Ixfam Development Resources Review.I . For the last twently-five years there have been dramatic changes within major cities, and in the relationships between them, caused mainly by increasing globalisation. The changes have been mainly economic or cultural, and one of the writer's principal objectives was to connect these two dimensions. The linkages between cities have become a global network, and nations have become dependent upon their major cities for global connections. 'Macburgers', and a London rail link) into a larger context, whilst also explaining foreign direct investment (FDI). This is a book which plac
Accessible to readers with little background in sociology or social science, Global Cities analyzes numerous contemporary issues to illustrate concepts and processes pertaining to the most significant global cities. The book offers a detailed and multifaceted picture of such leading urban centers as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris, but also branches out to other important cities in the world. Global Cities is ideal for undergraduate courses in urban sociology and other social sciences.. It analyzes both the internal features of the cities and the nature of their connections with each o
. Mark Abrahamson is at University of Connecticut, Storrs