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This essay discusses how globalization has led to the forgetting of certain parts of the world, specifically those that are not located in global cities. It argues that this forgetting has negative consequences for these regions, as they are left behind in terms of economic development and cultural influence.
In both academic scholarship and the popular imagination, the globality of modern society has been represented by global cities as the corporate and financial epicentres for capital accumulation, cosmopolitan cultures and innovative change. This has created an image of the globalised world as empty beyond cities which make it into the global league as paradigmatic 'celebrity' cities. As a counterpoint this book give interpretive weight elsewhere, in 'other' places, cities and regions, drawing on a range of examples from both the developed and developing worlds. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies.
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