Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)

Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)
by Saskia Sassen

Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)
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Author: Saskia Sassen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-11
ISBN: 1412936802
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Pine Forge Press

Book Reviews of Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)

Book Review: Good for general information on a new economic order
Summary: 4 Stars

I've read the book due to an examination about "the new city structure - contemporary geography" and it's quite good, she has a global wiew of the new city-status and its new users, the less and less importance the homless has for the city governament and the new power of the corporation, all in all a good compendium if you need to improve your knoledge about the matter.

Summary of Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)

"Saskia Sassen has pursued an increasingly sophisticated research agenda, deepening and refining her vision of globalisation?s impact on the economic and social structure of contemporary cities. Cities in a World Economy is a good illustration of this evolution...There is no doubt that it will remain an essential reference item on economic geography and urban sociology reading lists." 
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Corinne Nativel, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France


The Third Edition of Cities in a World Economy shows how certain characteristics of our turn-of-the-millennium flows of money, information, and people have led to the emergence of a new social formation: global cities. These developments give new meaning to such fixtures of urban sociology as the centrality of place and the importance of geography in our social world.

Key Features:

  • Offers a multidisciplinary perspective: This book features a cross-disciplinary approach to Urban Sociology using global examples. With both depth and clarity, this book examines the impact of global processes on the social structure of cities helping students increase their world awareness. In addition, the book strikes the perfect balance between maintaining academic rigor and employing new and innovative concepts.
  • Includes a new chapter: The new chapter on Global Cities and Global Survival Circuits discusses the highly gendered and unequal nature of the global city and how it forces the underprivileged to live a dangerous and unpredictable life on global survival circuits.
  • Incorporates the most recent data: This new edition updates nearly every piece of data with the most recent facts and figures available. In addition, this book introduces new concepts for understanding contemporary urban sociology.

Intended Audience:

This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Urban Sociology. It can also be used in courses such as Urban Studies, World Cities, Regional Studies, Urban Development and Planning, and Regional Development in the departments of Sociology, Urban Studies, and Geography.

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