Global City - New York, London, Tokyo

In her classic book The Global City, Saskia Sassen tells how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the global economy and, in the process, underwent massive and parallel changes. The book remakes the way we think about cities in the global economy and continues to provide lessons for the future.

About the author

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor Emerita of Sociology at Columbia University. Her books include Territory, Authority, Rights (Princeton) and A Sociology of Globalization.

Summary

In her classic book The Global City, Saskia Sassen tells how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers of the global economy and, in the process, underwent massive and parallel changes. The book remakes the way we think about cities in the global economy and continues to provide lessons for the future.

Additional text

"A landmark study in the political economy of cities."---Anthony King, Newsline

Product details

• Authors: Saskia Sassen, Sassen Saskia
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780691264721
• ISBN: 978-0-691-26472-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Princeton Classics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Japan, England, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, International Economics, United States of America, USA, Urban communities, International Finance