Globalization, Modernity and the City
Author:   John Rennie Short (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415857888


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Rennie Short (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780415857888


ISBN 10:   0415857880
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Part 1: Global Generalities 1. The Third Urban Revolution 2. The Late Modern Wave of Globalization 3. Metropolitan Modernities Part 2: Thematic Specificities 4. Urban Spectaculars: World Fairs and Summer Olympics 5. Flânerie and The Globalizing City 6. Traffic, Accidents and The Modern City 7. Modernity and Urban Utopias: The Early Bauhaus 8. Big City Part 3: City Particularities 9. Alice Springs/Mparntwe: The Postcolonial Creative City 10. Shanghai: The Reglobalizing City 11. Megalopolis: The Liquid City Part 4: Urban Utopias 12. Postscript

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John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography and Public Policy at the University of Maryland (UMBC), USA.

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