Globalization, Modernity and the City

Globalization, Modernity and the City
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781136671517
ISBN-13 : 113667151X
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Download or read book Globalization, Modernity and the City written by John Rennie Short and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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