The geography of globalization -- Theorizing the politics of space -- Serving transnational capital -- Constructing the glocal transnational capitalist class -- Selling exports -- Imagineering world cities -- Conclusion

"This study brings to life the community of trans-Atlantic merchants who established strong economic, political, and cultural ties between the United States and the city-republic of Bremen, Germany in the nineteenth century. Lars Maischak shows that the success of Bremen's merchants in helping...