Stephen Barber

The Geo-politics of the City Stephen Barber

Publisher Marketing: With a foreword by former BBC political editor and Ambassador to Washington Peter Jay, this collection of essays examines the geo-political and economic implications of the City of London's financial markets in a globalised world. Exploring globalisation, the growth of China and India, terrorism, corporate social responsibility, the powerful foreign exchange markets and questions of democratic control, this book is lively and stimulating. Contributor Bio:  Barber, Stephen Stephen Barber is a noted cultural historian and author of many acclaimed books, including Burning World, the best-selling biography of Edmund White, Tokyo Vertigo, Caligula: Divine Carnage, Projected Cities, Jean Genet, Fragments of the European City and two studies of Antonin Artaud, The Screaming Body and Blows And Bombs. His writing has won many awards and been translated into Japanese, French, German and Italian. Formerly Professor of Digital Media at the University of Tokyo, he is currently Professor of Media Arts at Kingston University. Contributor Bio:  Jay, Peter Peter Jay is a poet who has translated a variety of ancient and modern poets, including Nerval, Pilinszky, Blandiana and Stanescu. He edited The Greek Anthology (Penguin, 1973). He is the editorial director of Anvil Press.