Port Cities and Global Legacies: Urban Identity, Waterfront Work, and Radicalism

Mah, A.

Port cities have distinctive global dynamics, with long histories of casual labour, large migrant communities, and international trade networks. This in-depth comparative study examines contradictory global legacies across themes of urban identity, waterfront work and radicalism in key post-industrial port cities worldwide.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349448920

DOI: 10.1057/9781137283146

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 248