Early Modern Antwerp

"The First "World City

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4301435
AutoresEric Mielants (0000-0002-9794-1207)
Año2017
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas262-283
Fecha de publicación2017-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/johs.12100
OpenAlexW1905179257
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas28

It is problematic to think of globalization as a new phenomenon and to believe that the phenomenon of a world city, embedded in the global division of labor, is a 20th century novelty. World city literature in sociology often emphasizes, if not assumes, the relatively recent emergence of world cities in the "new" international division of labor. Sixteenth century Antwerp, however, was the first world city of an expanding capitalist world economy. Understanding this phenomenon and its decline can raise important questions about the modus operandi of subsequent world cities

Division of labour · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Globalization · Novelty · Phenomenon · Political science · Sociology · World economy · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Psychology · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology