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As urbanization of the world's population grows at an ever-increasing pace, the need to understand the effects of globalization on cities is at the forefront of urban studies. Traditional scholarship largely employs a framework of analysis based on the globalizing experience of Western cities. In Globalizing City, Richard Grant draws on ten years of empirical research in Accra, Ghana's capital city, to show how this African metropolis is as deeply transformed by globalization as the cities of other world regions.Grant reveals the ways in which international, transnational, and local forces are operating on the urban landscape of Accra, from elite gated communities to the poorest slums. Through interviews and extensive fieldwork, he examines how foreign companies, returned expatriates, and native Ghanaians foster globalization on multiple levels. Globalizing City offers an excellent case study of the complex social and economic dynamics that have transformed Accra, providing an essential guide for studying globalizing cities in general.

Globalization --- Urbanization --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Accra (Ghana) --- Akkra (Ghana) --- Akra (Ghana) --- Nkran (Ghana) --- أكرا (Ghana) --- Горад Акра (Ghana) --- Horad Akra (Ghana) --- Акра (Ghana) --- Аккра (Ghana) --- Ακκρα (Ghana) --- Acra (Ghana) --- Akrao (Ghana) --- 아크라 (Ghana) --- Ak'ŭra (Ghana) --- Аккрæ (Ghana) --- Akkræ (Ghana) --- אקרה (Ghana) --- Aḳrah (Ghana) --- アクラ (Ghana) --- Economic conditions. --- Economic conditions --- Urbanization - Ghana - Accra --- Globalization - Ghana - Accra --- Accra (Ghana) - Economic conditions

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Charismatic Christianity is the most recent and fastest growing expression of Pentecostal religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana's capital, Accra, the charismatic churches dominate the religious scene. This book focuses on the gender discourses of Ghana's new churches, and considers charismatic perspectives on womanhood, manhood, marriage and family life. Offering a fresh perspective on the organisational structures of the charismatic churches, this study looks at the leadership roles of female pastors and pastors' wives, and draws attention to the links between female leaders and spiritual power. By highlighting the importance of spiritual power in interpreting gendered social change, the book sheds new light on the socio-cultural role of Ghana's new churches.

Geschlechterrolle. --- Pfingstbewegung. --- Sozialer Wandel. --- Pentecostal churches --- Pentecostalism --- Sociological aspects. --- Accra. --- Ghana. --- Accra (Ghana) --- Akkra (Ghana) --- Akra (Ghana) --- Nkran (Ghana) --- أكرا (Ghana) --- Горад Акра (Ghana) --- Horad Akra (Ghana) --- Акра (Ghana) --- Аккра (Ghana) --- Ακκρα (Ghana) --- Acra (Ghana) --- Akrao (Ghana) --- 아크라 (Ghana) --- Ak'ŭra (Ghana) --- Аккрæ (Ghana) --- Akkræ (Ghana) --- אקרה (Ghana) --- Aḳrah (Ghana) --- アクラ (Ghana) --- Church history. --- Pentecostal women --- Sex role --- Gender role --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Social role --- Gender expression --- Sexism --- Women, Pentecostal --- Christian women --- Sociological aspects --- Social conditions --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Social conditions. --- Religious aspects --- Pentecostal churches. --- Eglises pentecôtistes --- Femmes pentecôtistes --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Aspect sociologique --- Conditions sociales --- Aspect religieux --- Histoire religieuse --- Gender roles --- Gendered role --- Gendered roles --- Role, Gender --- Role, Gendered --- Role, Sex --- Roles, Gender --- Roles, Gendered --- Roles, Sex --- Sex roles --- gender issues --- charismatic christianity --- pentecostal religion --- Africa --- womanhood --- manhood --- marriage --- family life