The World Cities
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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At the crossroads of geography, politics, and urban planning stands The World Cities, a landmark study that examines the defining characteristics and explosive growth of the planet's most dominant metropolitan centres. Peter Hall chronicles the rise and structure of the world's greatest cities — London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, and beyond — analysing the forces of population growth, economic power, and infrastructural demand that shape these vast urban organisms, presenting a rigorous comparative framework that was groundbreaking at the time of its publication. Hall argues with precision and scholarly authority that these so-called world cities are not merely large conurbations, but rather command centres of global civilisation, each bearing unique cultural, political, and economic burdens. His analytical style is clear, methodical, and deeply informed by decades of urban research, weaving together statistical data with broader sociological insight to illuminate the pressures and possibilities of modern city life. For anyone seeking to understand the anatomy of urban power — and the future these cities are quietly, inexorably building — this work remains an essential and provocative guide.
Author: Peter Hall
Format: Paperback
Genre: Geography & Earth science
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of geography, politics, and urban planning stands The World Cities, a landmark study that examines the defining characteristics and explosive growth of the planet's most dominant metropolitan centres. Peter Hall chronicles the rise and structure of the world's greatest cities — London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, and beyond — analysing the forces of population growth, economic power, and infrastructural demand that shape these vast urban organisms, presenting a rigorous comparative framework that was groundbreaking at the time of its publication. Hall argues with precision and scholarly authority that these so-called world cities are not merely large conurbations, but rather command centres of global civilisation, each bearing unique cultural, political, and economic burdens. His analytical style is clear, methodical, and deeply informed by decades of urban research, weaving together statistical data with broader sociological insight to illuminate the pressures and possibilities of modern city life. For anyone seeking to understand the anatomy of urban power — and the future these cities are quietly, inexorably building — this work remains an essential and provocative guide.