Over the last three decades, our understanding of the city worldwide has been revolutionized by three innovative theoretical concepts – globalisation, postcol

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There are now more than three hundred city-regions around the world with populations greater than one million. These city-regions are expanding vigorously, and

Why have some cities become great global urban centers, and what cities will be future leaders? From Athens and Rome in ancient times to New York and Singapore

This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and