Asian Cities: Globalization, Urbanization and Nation-building

Asian Cities: Globalization, Urbanization and Nation-building
ISBN-10
8776940799
ISBN-13
9788776940799
Category
Social Science
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Author
Malcolm McKinnon

Description

Asian Cities challenges Western theories of globalization and urban growth with a fresh and stimulating look at cities in developing Asia. It questions the status accorded globalization min explaining contemporary Asian cities, arguing instead that they are being transformed by three major forces - urbanization and nation-building as well as globalization. The first two are not dependent variables of globalization, although all, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, have been shaped by capitalism.

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