Christof Parnreiter is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Hamburg and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. His books include Global City Makers (2018) (with Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson).

The main objective of this book is to rebalance our understanding of cities… Parnreiter offers a rich, varied and cogent discussion that touches on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the ideas of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, the world-systems thinking of Fernand Braudel, André Gunder Frank and Immanuel Wallerstein, and much more… The book is well-written and well-structured, and can be used as both a concise compendium of critical concepts and a standalone contribution to the literature… it deserves to be widely read.

• 1. Introduction2. Uneven development3. The genius of cities4. The Janus-faced genius of cities5. Towards a citified research agenda on uneven development6. Concluding remarks

Christof Parnreiter is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Hamburg and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. His books include Global City Makers (2018) (with Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson).

The main objective of this book is to rebalance our understanding of cities… Parnreiter offers a rich, varied and cogent discussion that touches on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the ideas of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, the world-systems thinking of Fernand Braudel, André Gunder Frank and Immanuel Wallerstein, and much more… The book is well-written and well-structured, and can be used as both a concise compendium of critical concepts and a standalone contribution to the literature… it deserves to be widely read.

• 1. Introduction2. Uneven development3. The genius of cities4. The Janus-faced genius of cities5. Towards a citified research agenda on uneven development6. Concluding remarks

Christof Parnreiter is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Hamburg and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. His books include Global City Makers (2018) (with Michael Hoyler and Allan Watson).

The main objective of this book is to rebalance our understanding of cities… Parnreiter offers a rich, varied and cogent discussion that touches on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, the ideas of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, the world-systems thinking of Fernand Braudel, André Gunder Frank and Immanuel Wallerstein, and much more… The book is well-written and well-structured, and can be used as both a concise compendium of critical concepts and a standalone contribution to the literature… it deserves to be widely read.

• 1. Introduction2. Uneven development3. The genius of cities4. The Janus-faced genius of cities5. Towards a citified research agenda on uneven development6. Concluding remarks