Tag Archives: China

Henri Lefebvre, Mao Zedong, and the Global Urban Concept

Posted on 1. May 2018 by Global Urban History

By Stuart Schrader Global urban history takes three primary forms. One is to direct the analytic gaze beyond Euro-America, to cities that were once “off the map” of urban studies. Another is to study the interconnections among far-flung cities. Extensive … Continue reading →

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Remodeling Tianjin: A New History of Globalization in a Chinese City

Posted on 29. November 2017 by Global Urban History

Pierre Singaravélou, Tianjin Cosmopolis: Une autre histoire de la mondialisation, Paris, Seuil, 2017. 384 pp., € 24.00. Reviewed by Gabriel Doyle, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales In the study of European imperialism in China, the Boxer rebellion that … 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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Fashioning the Colonial Metropolis: Asian Influences and Urban Identities in Colonial Mexico City

Posted on 4. January 2016 by Global Urban History

Nino Vallen, Freie Universität Berlin At the end of the seventeenth century, the Mexican artist Cristóbal de Villalpando painted the main square of Mexico City. His image of the zócalo depicts approximately 1,200 persons strolling around or standing in groups … Continue reading →

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