Massey, Doreen

World City

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ISBN 13:
9780745640600
author:
Massey, Doreen
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2007
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
138 mm X 209 mm
Genre:
Geography
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£20.08

Description

Cities around the world are striving to be global. This book tells the story of one of them, and in so doing raises questions that are essential for all cities. It explores how we can understand the complex narrative of a city like London, which is both a place of great creativity and wealth, but also acute poverty and inequality. The book examines the rise of a new class, deepening inequality, and the geographical imaginations that legitimate the dominance of powerful metropoles. It sets the global city in its wider geographical and political context, asking a question that should be asked of any city: what does this place stand for? This thought-provoking analysis will appeal to students of human geography, politics and sociology as well as the general reader. By exploring the complexities of London's role in the world, World City offers a nuanced understanding of the challenges facing cities today.

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