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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348623ISBN-10:1625348622UPC:9781625348623Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, United States, GlobalizationBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.89 x 6.10 x 0.78 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCMSZ4XX82
Boston and the Making of a Global City
In the late twentieth century the American and global economy shifted from manufacturing toward a knowledge industry. Following an economic low point several decades earlier, the city of Boston took advantage of the new era of globalization, fueled by dramatic advances in telecommunications, computer power, and air and sea travel, as well as its own impressive intellectual capital.
Boston and th...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348623ISBN-10:1625348622UPC:9781625348623Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, United States, GlobalizationBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.89 x 6.10 x 0.78 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCMSZ4XX82
James C. O'Connell is adjunct professor of city planning-urban affairs at Boston University. He also guides walking tours of Boston related to urban planning. He has taught at the Boston Architectural College and University of Massachusetts Amherst. For over fifteen years, he was planner for the Boston office of the U.S. National Park Service. He is the author of The Hub's Metropolis: Greater...
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