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World City
Cities around the world are striving to be global. This book tells the story of one of them, and in so doing raises questions which are essential for all cities. These questions concern identity, place, and political responsibility in the changing geographies of our times. The book also tells the story of the rise of a new class, of deepening inequality, and of the geograp...more
Paperback, 262 pages
Published
September 24th 2007
by Polity Press
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Important argument about the contruction of space, centred on London's claims to be a 'world city'. The left has learnt to celebrate this appellation, praising the diversity and multuculturalism that it entails, but Massey argues that it has a darker side. Constructed on past histories of imperialism and colonialism, the dominant interests in London have retained their standing through strategies of financialisation, in the context of globalisation and privatisation.
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