Brooklyn tides : the fall and rise of a global borough /
Brooklyn has all the features of a "global borough." It is a base of immigrant labor and ethnically diverse communities, of social and cultural capital, of global transportation, cultural production and policy innovation. At once a model of sustainable urbanization and overdevelopment, the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld, Germany :
Transcript,
[2018]
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| Series: | Urban studies.
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| Summary: | Brooklyn has all the features of a "global borough." It is a base of immigrant labor and ethnically diverse communities, of social and cultural capital, of global transportation, cultural production and policy innovation. At once a model of sustainable urbanization and overdevelopment, the question is now what will become of Global Brooklyn? Tracing the emergence of Brooklyn from village outpost to global borough, 'Brooklyn Tides' investigates the nature and consequences of global forces that have crossed the East River and identifies alternative models for urban development in global capitalism. |
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| Physical Description: | 282 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783837638677 3837638677 |