“…Gathering a set of young researchers from various specialties, we sought to offer a window to the past through ten cases of study that, from the metropolis to the Beyond-Sea, from the financial management of the institutions to the structuring of commercial networks, the economic importance of the landlords, the Municipal Councils, the Merlums and the Inquisition, allow us to understand the centrality of economic structures and the construction of the kingdom in the modern period…”

“…In this first study of Arab culture to zoom in on the thriving metropolis, the contributors shed light on the dynamics of transformation with Arabs as agents, subjects, and objects of change in the spheres of politics, society and history, gender, demographics and migration, media and culture, and education and research. …”

“…Cientos de miles de gatos vagan libremente por la frenética ciudad de Estambul, la metrópolis turca de casi 15 millones de habitantes que divide Oriente de Occidente. …”
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“…Es la forma dominante de la urbanización de la población compuesta, en el caso de Colombia, por nueve metrópolis cuya influencia poblacional y económica se extiende hasta ahora a cincuenta y seis municipios circunvecinos y, en un futuro no muy lejano, harán parte de siete megalópolis, puesto que las tres metrópolis del Eje Cafetero se habrán consolidado en una única megalópolis policéntrica. …”

“…Desde hace más de un siglo, el África negra ha sido un campo de experimentación de los diseñadores sociales, primero de las metrópolis coloniales y, después, de los países desarrollados. …”
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“…In their analysis of Dutch decolonisation policies since the 1940's, the authors discuss not only political processes, but also development aid, the Dutch Caribbean exodus to the metropolis and cultural antagonisms. A balance is drawn both of the costs and benefits of independence in the Caribbean and of the outlines and results of the policies pursued in the non-sovereign Caribbean by France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States…”

“…London, as the center of the British Empire, and Berlin, as the emerging metropolis of Prussia, represent two ideal areas for comparison. …”

“…[A] fine examination and quantitative analysis of the meaning of metropolis by Tessa Hauswedell. ... One of the strengths of the volume lies in its imaginative selection of cases that link these concerns to political, industrial, and agricultural modernisation, scientific, trade and municipal networks, nationalism and consumption, or the concepts of identity, margin and metropolis. ... …”

“…As a place of exclusive sociability and bohemian misery, a site of crime and murder and as a hiding place for illicit liaison, the hotel has embodied the dynamism of the metropolis since the eighteenth century. Hotel Lounges and Lobbies: The Architecture of Professional Hospitality explores the architectural significance of hotels throughout history and how their material construction has reflected and facilitated the social and cultural practices for which they are renowned. …”
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“…Charting the trajectory of Suva from indigenous village to colonial hub to contemporary Pacific metropolis, it draws on a rich colonial archive and moving personal memoirs that bear witness to their time. …”

“…Observing the metropolises of São Paulo, Lisbon, Seoul and Dubai, a thought was built that considers the metropolis as a space-seducer. In this construction, a reading of the consumption landscapes in the referred metropolises was elaborated and there were several contradictions found in the consumption relations and in the production of the urban space. …”