Global Cities Local Streets

<p><em>Global Cities Local Streets: Everyday Diversity from New York to Shanghai</em> a cutting-edge text/ethnography reports on the rapidly expanding field of global urban studies through a unique pairing of six teams of urban researchers from around the world. The authors present shopping streets from each city – New York Shanghai Amsterdam Berlin Toronto and Tokyo – how they have changed over the years and how they illustrate globalization embedded in local communities. This is an ideal addition to courses in urbanization consumption and globalization.</p><p>The book’s companion website www.globalcitieslocalstreets.org has additional videos images and maps alongside a forum where students and instructors can post their own shopping street experiences.</p>