TY - BOOK ID - 120232404 TI - The global edge AU - Portes, Alejandro AU - Armony, Ariel C AU - Lagae, Bryan PY - 2018 SN - 0520969618 0520297105 0520297113 9780520969612 9780520297104 PB - Oakland, California DB - UniCat KW - Sociology, Urban KW - Miami (Fla.) KW - Social conditions. KW - Economic conditions. KW - banking center. KW - cultural transformation. KW - diverse city. KW - economic transformation. KW - ethnic mosaic. KW - finance. KW - florida. KW - global city. KW - globalization. KW - hispanic american studies. KW - immigration. KW - major international city. KW - metropolitan areas. KW - miami. KW - political transformation. KW - process of change. KW - social tensions. KW - unexpected consequences. KW - urban sociology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:120232404 AB - Over the last quarter century, no other city like Miami has rapidly transformed into a global city. The Global Edge charts the social tensions and unexpected consequences of this remarkable process of change. Acting as a follow-up to the highly successful City on the Edge, The Global Edge examines Miami in the context of globalization and scrutinizes its newfound place as a major international city. Written by two well-known scholars in the field, the book examines Miami's rise as a finance and banking center and the simultaneous emergence of a highly diverse but contentious ethnic mosaic. The Global Edge serves as a case study of Miami's present cultural, economic, and political transformation, and describes how its future course can provide key lessons for other metropolitan areas throughout the world. ER -