New World cities challenges of urbanization and globalization in the Americas /
"For millennia, urban centers were pivots of power and trade that ruled and linked rural majorities. After 1950, explosive urbanization led to unprecedented urban majorities around the world. That transformation--inextricably tied to rising globalization--changed almost everything for nearly ev...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
c2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Solo para usuarios autorizados, sin límite de accesos simultáneos |
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| Sumario: | "For millennia, urban centers were pivots of power and trade that ruled and linked rural majorities. After 1950, explosive urbanization led to unprecedented urban majorities around the world. That transformation--inextricably tied to rising globalization--changed almost everything for nearly everybody: production, politics, and daily lives. In this book, seven eminent scholars look at the similar but nevertheless divergent courses taken by Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montreal, Los Angeles, and Houston in the twentieth century, attending to the challenges of rapid growth, the gains and limits of popular politics, and the profound local effects of a swiftly modernizing, globalizing economy. By exploring the rise of these six cities across five nations, New World Cities investigates the complexities of power and prosperity, difficulty and desperation, while reckoning with the social, cultural, and ethnic dynamics that mark all metropolitan areas." --Descripción del editor. |
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| Notas: | Título tomado de la pantalla de presentación (visto 10 de mayo de 2021) |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso en línea (xii, 329 p.) : il., mapas. |
| Formato: | Modo de acceso: Disponible en línea a través de Internet. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781469648774 1469648776 9781469648743 1469648741 9781469648750 146964875X |