{"product_id":"how-to-build-a-global-city-recognizing-the-symbolic-power-of-a-global-urban-imagination-9781501761300","title":"How to Build a Global City: Recognizing the Symbolic Power of a Global Urban Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Global City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Michele Acuto considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities--Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai--and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities the world over. But the global city also creates deep social polarization and challenges how much local planning can achieve in a world economy. Presenting a unique elite ethnography in Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, Acuto discusses the global urban discourses, aspirations, and strategies vital to the planning and management of such metropolitan growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe global city, he shows, is not one single idea, but a complex of ways to imagine a place to be global and aspirations to make it so, often deeply steeped in politics. His resulting book is a call to reconcile proponents and critics of the global city toward a more explicit engagement with the politics of this global urban imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11927968\"\u003eMichele Acuto\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501761300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501761307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026030\"\u003eSociology | Urban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL002000\"\u003ePublic Policy | City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC015000\"\u003eHuman Geography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Acuto is Professor of Global Urban Politics in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Cities, Governance and Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eManaging Cities at Night and Leading Cities\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow him on Twitter @MicheleAcuto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49253829148971,"sku":"1501761307","price":43.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/cornell-university-press-paperback-default-title-how-to-build-a-global-city-recognizing-the-symbolic-power-of-a-global-urban-imagination-39001111429419.jpg?v=1772742129","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/how-to-build-a-global-city-recognizing-the-symbolic-power-of-a-global-urban-imagination-9781501761300","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}