The Global City: New York, London, TokyoThis is a thoroughly revised edition of the classic work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the global economy and in the process underwent massive and parallel changes. Sassen has updated all the data in the book and thoroughly rewritten all of the chapters to engage with debates sparked by the first edition. |
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