City generics
External urban relations in ancient-Mesopotamian and modern-global city networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul J Taylor (0000-0003-4346-6364, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Peter J Taylor (0000-0002-9242-8658, Northumbria University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1210-1230 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02723638.2019.1567203 |
| OpenAlex | W2912201060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 33 |
City generics is a research choice to explore continuities of urban process across time and space. Central flow theory is interpreted as generic and is operationalized using the interlocking network model. A nuanced generic approach is developed that respects differences in inter-city relations found in dissimilar social worlds, defined as world-systems. This is illustrated through the application of the interlocking network model to extremely different world-systems – the contemporary world-economy and the ancient Mesopotamian world-empire. In both cases data is collected and analysed to reveal a city network at the centre of societal reproduction; advanced producer services are enabling of corporate globalization through cities; advanced divine services are enabling of spiritual-political change through cities. Both analyses produce credible geographical results so that similarities and differences in results can be discussed as generic inter-city relations
Ancient city · Archaeology · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Empire · Epistemology · Geography · Globalization · Interlocking · Operationalization · Political science · Politics · Reproduction · Sociology · Engineering · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Law · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · World Systems and Global Transformations · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |