Category Archives: Conference Report

Of Bridgeheads and Breakwaters: The Making of a Special Issue

Posted on 3. October 2025 by Global Urban History

This article relates to a new special issue published in Urban History titled ‘Bridgeheads and Breakwaters: The Socio-Environmental History of Port Cities after the Global Turn’. The issue was edited by Michael Goebel, Christian Jones, Yorim Spoelder, and Xinge Zhai. … Continue reading →

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A Conference on Chinese Cities in World History

Posted on 4. July 2017 by Global Urban History

By Daniel Knorr, University of Chicago The “global turn” in historical studies is a recent phenomenon, but global comparisons have long been foundational in the study of Chinese cities. Max Weber framed this comparison as decisively negative in The City, … Continue reading →

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