The World in a City: How Mexico City Remade the World and the World Remade Mexico City

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How are cities both reflections and drivers of globalization? Focusing on Mexico City from 1250 AD to the present, this course interrogates how cities are shapers and mirrors of increased global interdependence and interconnectivity. From its origins as the center of the Aztec Empire, to its position as a crucial link between Spain's American and Asian empires, and its current status as Mexico's capital, this course highlights Mexico City's underexamined role in world history to gain new insights on globalization.