Second cities : globalization and local politics in Manchester and Philadelphia / Jerome I. Hodos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodos, Jerome I. (Jerome Isaac), 1967-

Series:

Urban Life, Landscape and Policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--England--Manchester--Case studies.

Cities and towns.

Urbanization--England--Manchester--Case studies.

Urbanization.

Globalization--England--Manchester--Case studies.

Globalization.

Cities and towns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Urbanization--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Globalization--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Manchester, England, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are what sociologist Jerome Hodos calls second cities-viable alternatives to well-known global cities such as London and New York. In Second Cities, Hodos provides a thought-provoking, comparative look at these cities as he considers how Manchester and Philadelphia have confronted problems of globalization over the past two centuries.

Contents:

Introduction : globalization, urbanization, and the second city

The era of second city formation, 1770-1840

Second city economies

Migration patterns in second cities

Making global culture : ideas and innovation in second cities

Municipal foreign policy : planning for global integration

Identity and governance in the second city

A world of cities?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613133809

9781283133807

1283133806

9781439902332

143990233X

OCLC:

722870392