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Brahmin Boston and the Politics of Interconnectedness
By Noam Maggor, Cornell University The first age of globalization between around 1870 and World War I created a strategic new role for cities, making them into pivotal sites for the worldwide movement of capital, goods, and labor. And yet, … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Boston, Capitalism, City Politics, Finance, Gilded Age, Infrastructure, North America
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Berlin, 1873: A New Imperial Center and a Transatlantic Financial Crisis
Catherine Davies, FernUniversität in Hagen When thinking about the interrelationship between the urban and the global, stock exchanges may yield valuable insights. A quintessentially urban locale, they were often seen as institutions that brought global events home with much force … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Berlin, Communication, Economic History, Europe, Finance, Germany, Industry, Stock Markets
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Global Urban History 