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global sites  

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  • The term global sites encompasses a wide-ranging set of places, regions, and objects. Although there is no commonly accepted definition, one can describe global sites as locations that are of outstanding global importance or uniqueness: monuments, buildings, areas or regions as well as global cities, or even events that are internationally recognized and serve as reference points across cultures or are at least worth knowing about. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Sites, Global]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/global_sites

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