Short, John Rennie <br/><br/>
Global Metropolitan :   Globalizing Cities in a Capitalist World / 
by John Rennie Short  
 - London:  Routledge/ Taylor & Francis,  2004. 
 - viii, 146 p. 
<br/><br/> This book explains the economic and social changes cities experience as they compete in a global world and explores how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in the restructuring of cities around the world.  
<br/><br/>1. Introduction-- 2. Globalization and The City --3. From World City to Globalizing City-- 4. Globalizing Cities --5. Black Holes and Loose Connections in a Global Urban Hierarchy-- 6. Tensions in The Global City --7. The Modalities of The Global City --8. Going for Gold: The Summer Olympics and The Global City-- 9. The Super-Rich and The Global City--10. The Global, The City and The Body References 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415305426 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Metropolitan areas<br/>City planning. Globalization -- Social aspects.<br/>Globalization -- Economic aspects<br/>City and town life
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76  / SHO-G