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Format: VIII, 213 S. , Ill. , 24 cm

ISBN: 0813532752 , 9780813532752 , 0813532760 , 9780813532769

Series Statement: New directions in international studies

Content: In Global Cities, scholars from an impressive array of disciplines--sociology, political science, comparative literature, cinema studies, and architectural theory--critique the growing body of literature on the current process broadly known as "globalization." This inter disciplinary focus enables the authors to explore the complex geographies of modern cities, and to offer possible strategies for reclaiming a sense of place and community in these globalized urban settings. While examining major cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, and Hong Kong, contributores insist that the study of urban experiences must remain as attentive to the material effects as to the psychic and social consequences of globalization. Accordingly, individual essays explore the implications of global culture for architecture, cinema, and communication-but do so in a way that highlights the importance of the spaces between such metropolitan centers, These locations, the authors argue, serve as increasingly important "frontier zones, " where an incredibly diverse set of actors converge and struggle for power and presence. Such a perspective, they contend, ultimately adds nuance and meaning to our understanding of the heterogeneous urban landscapes of these global cities.

Note: Reading the city in a global digital age: between topographic representation and spatialized power projects / Saskia Sassen -- Collective memory and locality in global cities / Jennifer Jordan -- Gobbled up and gone: cultural preservation and the global city marketplace / Tasha G. Oren -- Los toquis, or urban babel / Nataša Ďurovičová -- Too close to home: Naruse Mikio and Japanese cinema of the 1950s / Catherine Russell -- Authenticity and globalization / John B. Hertz -- Global cannibal city machines: recent visions of urban/social space / Peter Sands -- Cinema, the city, and the cinematic / Ackbar Abbas -- Codes, collectives, and commodities: rethinking global cities as metalogistical spaces / Timothy W. Luke -- Some thoughts on cities: visions and plans / Jorge Annibal-Iribarne -- Architecture and memory / Jo Noero.

Language: English

Subjects: General works

Keywords: Stadt ; Film ; Stadt ; Gesellschaft ; Neue Medien ; Konferenzschrift

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

URL: Verlagsangaben

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Format: viii, 213 p. : , ill.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Series Statement: New directions in international studies

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: vii, 167 p.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Series Statement: New directions in international studies

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: 1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-60982-7 , 9786613922274 , 0-8135-5417-9

Series Statement: New directions in international studies

Content: What has happened to cities after the global economic recession? Sustaining Cities answers this question by explaining how failed governmental policies contributed to urban problems and offering best practices for solving them. From social scientists and urban planners to architects and literary and film critics, the authors of this unique collection suggest real responses to this crisis. Could the drastic declines in housing markets have been avoided? Yes, if we reframe our housing values. Do you want to attract corporate investment to your town? You might want to think twice about doing so. The extinction of the "Celtic Tiger" may be charted in statistics, but the response in popular Irish mystery novels is much more compelling. China, while not immune to market vicissitudes, still booms, but at a considerable cost to its urban identities. Whether constructing a sustainable social framework for Mexican mega-cities or a neighborhood in London, these nine essays consider some strikingly similar strategies. And perhaps, as the contributors suggest, it's time to look beyond the usual boundaries of urban, suburban, and exurban to forge new links among these communities that will benefit all citizens. Accessible to anyone with an interest in how cities cope today, Sustaining Cities presents a cautionary tale with a hopeful ending.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , Introduction / , PART I. Urban Policies: Market Ru -- , Sustainable City: Crisis and Opportunity in Mexico / , Hostage Cities: Unsustainable Competition for Corporate Investment / , Reframing Housing Value / , PART II. Urban Practices: Connecting Communities -- , Notes toward a History of Agrarian Urbanism / , The Art of Place-making / , Beyond Boundaries / , PART III. Urban Perceptions: Tigers, Tricksters, and Other Urban Legends -- , Chinese Cities: Design and Disappearance / , From "The Dead" to the Dead: The Disposable Bodies and Disposable Culture of Celtic Tiger Noir / , Imagining and Reimagining a Promised Land: The Gangster Genre and Harlem's Mythic Past, Present, and Future / , Notes on Contributors -- , Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8135-5416-0

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8135-5415-2

Language: English

DOI: 10.36019/9780813554174

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Format: 1 online resource : , 9 photographs 3 figures

ISBN: 9780813554174

Series Statement: New Directions in International Studies

Content: What has happened to cities after the global economic recession? Sustaining Cities answers this question by explaining how failed governmental policies contributed to urban problems and offering best practices for solving them. From social scientists and urban planners to architects and literary and film critics, the authors of this unique collection suggest real responses to this crisis. Could the drastic declines in housing markets have been avoided? Yes, if we reframe our housing values. Do you want to attract corporate investment to your town? You might want to think twice about doing so. The extinction of the "Celtic Tiger" may be charted in statistics, but the response in popular Irish mystery novels is much more compelling. China, while not immune to market vicissitudes, still booms, but at a considerable cost to its urban identities. Whether constructing a sustainable social framework for Mexican mega-cities or a neighborhood in London, these nine essays consider some strikingly similar strategies. And perhaps, as the contributors suggest, it's time to look beyond the usual boundaries of urban, suburban, and exurban to forge new links among these communities that will benefit all citizens. Accessible to anyone with an interest in how cities cope today, Sustaining Cities presents a cautionary tale with a hopeful ending.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- , Introduction / , PART I. Urban Policies: Market Ru -- , Sustainable City: Crisis and Opportunity in Mexico / , Hostage Cities: Unsustainable Competition for Corporate Investment / , Reframing Housing Value / , PART II. Urban Practices: Connecting Communities -- , Notes toward a History of Agrarian Urbanism / , The Art of Place-making / , Beyond Boundaries / , PART III. Urban Perceptions: Tigers, Tricksters, and Other Urban Legends -- , Chinese Cities: Design and Disappearance / , From "The Dead" to the Dead: The Disposable Bodies and Disposable Culture of Celtic Tiger Noir / , Imagining and Reimagining a Promised Land: The Gangster Genre and Harlem's Mythic Past, Present, and Future / , Notes on Contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.36019/9780813554174

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813554174

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Format: 1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) : , illustrations

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-8135-5661-9 , 9780813534917 , 0-8135-3491-7

Series Statement: New directions in international studies

Content: In this volume, scholars critique the growing body of literature on the current process broadly known as 'globalization'. The authors explore the complex geographies of modern cities and offer possible strategies for reclaiming a sense of place and community in these globalized urban settings.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Reading the city in a global digital age: between topographic representation and spatialized power projects / Saskia Sassen Collective memory and locality in global cities / Jennifer Jordan Gobbled up and gone: cultural preservation and the global city marketplace / Tasha G. Oren Los toquis, or urban babel / Nataša Ďurovičová Too close to home: Naruse Mikio and Japanese cinema of the 1950s / Catherine Russell Authenticity and globalization / John B. Hertz Global cannibal city machines: recent visions of urban/social space / Peter Sands Cinema, the city, and the cinematic / Ackbar Abbas Codes, collectives, and commodities: rethinking global cities as metalogistical spaces / Timothy W. Luke Some thoughts on cities: visions and plans / Jorge Annibal-Iribarne Architecture and memory / Jo Noero , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8135-3275-2

Language: English