Globalizing Cities: A Brief Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138743946 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 216 str.

Mark Abrahamson

Opis

This new textbook examines modern cities worldwide through two lenses: as the major nodes in the global economy, and as primary propagators of cultural ideas across the world.

Spis treści

1. The History of Globalization  2. Global City-Regions  3. Inequality  4. Global Emigres  5. Ghettos, Enclaves and Ethnoburbs  6. Paradigms of Growth and Shrinkage  7. Gentrification

O autorze

Mark Abrahamson is Professor of Sociology (Emeritus) at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conneticut, U.S. He is the author of more than 20 books and monographs as well as dozens of research articles in major social science journals. Among his more recent book publications are Global Cities (2004), Urban Enclaves: Identity and Place in the World (2006), Classical Theory and Modern Studies (2010), Urban Sociology: A Global Introduction (2014), and Studying Cities and City Life: An Introduction to Methods of Research (2017).