Global cities / Mark Abrahamson, University of Connecticut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrahamson, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan areas.

Globalization.

City dwellers--Social conditions.

City dwellers.

City dwellers--Economic conditions.

City and town life.

Culture.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Abrahamson's book, accessible to undergraduates with little background in sociology or social science, investigates the effect of globalizationon the world's major cities through an exploration of both the economic and cultural dimensions associated with this phenomenon. Unlike other books on the topic, Abrahamson produces a detailed and multi-faceted picture of these cities, covering leading urban centres such as London, New York, Tokyo and Paris, but also branching out to other cities in the global system.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; ONE: INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND, AND PREVIEW; Identifying Global Cities; Industrial to Postindustrial Economies; Economic Measures of Global Cities; Modern to Postmodern Culture; Cultural Measures of Global Cities; Cities and Regions; Appendix: The Virtual Workplace; Notes; TWO: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND LIFESTYLES; The Financial Services Sector; Power and Opposition; Case Study: London's Financial Services Districts; Yuppies and Dinks in Gentrified Areas; International Tourists and Tourism; Tourism and Hyperconsumption; Edge Cities; Notes; THREE: IMMIGRATION

Hostility and DependenceThe Immigrants; Illegal Entrants; Case Study: Smuggling Chinese Immigrants; Enclaves; Citizenship and the Nation-State; Note; FOUR: CITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY; Global Classifications; Location of Stock Exchanges; International Banking and Finance; Multinational Corporations and Foreign Investment; Corporate Service Firms; The Economic Hierarchy; Postscript: Separating Products and Places; Case Study: McDonald's; Notes; FIVE: INEQUALITY; Measuring Income Inequality; Inequality in Global Cities; Spatial Reflections; Case Study: São Paulo; Global Inequality

Inequality ConclusionsAppendix: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund; Notes; SIX: GLOBAL CULTURE AND THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES; Globalization, Culture, and Identity; Rootlessness versus Multiple Identities; Cultural Industries and the Economy; Entertainment Conglomerates; Concluding Generalizations; Notes; SEVEN: THE GLOBAL CULTURAL INDUSTRIES HIERARCHY; Recorded Music; Movies; Television; The Cultural Industries Hierarchy; Notes; EIGHT: SOME FINAL THOUGHTS; Designating Global Cities; Cities and Nation-States; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V

WY; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-976952-4

1-4237-7572-4

1-60256-778-6

OCLC:

69869584