As the material anchors of globalization, North America’s global port cities channel flows of commodities, capital, and
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This volume surveys the current rapid growth in urban populations and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the
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We now know that vast portions of the world were interconnected throughout the Middle Ages and, moreover, that the entir
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The global electronics industry is one of the most innovation-driven and technology-intensive sectors in the contemporar
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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanizati
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Global Cinema Networks investigates the evolving aesthetic forms, technological and industrial conditions, and social im
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During the past decade, the world reached the point of becoming more urban than not, as the majority of people on the pl
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New Global Cities in Latin America and Asia: Welcome to the Twenty-First Century proposes new visions of global cities a
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Urbanization in a Global Context introduces students to the process of urbanization around the world, emphasizing the in
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Global Value Chains and Production Networks: Case Studies of Siemens and Huawei presents theories and frameworks that fa
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