O urbano e o global na Era Moderna em uma perspectiva comparativa

Abstract

This dossier argues that the historical phenomena of the urban
and the global have interacted in a dialogical fashion: urban
dynamics sustained the creation of a modern and globally
connected world while the global movement of people, goods,
ideas, and practices helped to define urban realities and ideals.
The perspective that emphasizes the interconnection between
the city and globalization—the global city—is prevalent in
urban studies that focus on the late twentieth and early twenty-
first centuries. Applying the same analytical perspective to
the early modern period using an implicit comparison between
different urban centers and communities elucidates the role
cities like Rio de Janeiro played in that era of globalization, as
well as the impact that historical moment had on the city.