| Globalisation and the Politics of Forgetting Contributor(s): Lee, Yong-Sook (Editor), Yeoh, Brenda S. a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415360218 ISBN-13: 9780415360210 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: In both academic scholarship and the popular imagination, the globality of modern society has been represented by global cities as the corporate and financial epicenters for capital accumulation, cosmopolitan cultures and innovative change. This has created an image of the globalized world as empty beyond cities which make it into the global league as paradigmatic "celebrity" cities. As a counterpoint this book give interpretive weight elsewhere, in "other" places, cities and regions, drawing on a range of examples from both the developed and developing worlds. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| Series: Urban Studies Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.46" W x 9.38" (1.16 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In both academic scholarship and the popular imagination, the globality of modern society has been represented by global cities as the corporate and financial epicentres for capital accumulation, cosmopolitan cultures and innovative change. This has created an image of the globalised world as empty beyond cities which make it into the global league as paradigmatic 'celebrity' cities. As a counterpoint this book give interpretive weight elsewhere, in 'other' places, cities and regions, drawing on a range of examples from both the developed and developing worlds. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies. |
