A Study of the New Economic Empires
How can we better understand the imperial nature of global cities through comparisons with ancient trading empires—in particular case studies of present day London and ancient Mesopotamia—and an analysis of the enduring conflict between politico-economic elites and their subordinates within both types of empire?
Within social science globalization has become a contextual buzzword from which to analyze a myriad of recent social, economic, and political phenomenon—understandably so, considering the effects of globalized structures on the world system today. Since the telecommunications revolution of the 80s and the subsequent globalization of information and communication, social scientists have b
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