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UNINA9910463006403321 |
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Autore |
Acuto Michele <1984-, > |
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Global cities, governance and diplomacy : the urban link / / Michele Acuto |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-07381-9 |
1-299-14822-0 |
1-135-10523-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge new diplomacy studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Political aspects |
Urbanization - Political aspects |
City planning - Political aspects |
Geopolitics |
International relations |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Spotting the "gorillas in our midst" -- Situating the link -- A global influence: "actant" and "actor" dimensions -- Going beyond the agency impasse -- The world politics "in" global cities: networking actants -- The world politics "of" global cities: networking actors -- The world politics "of" global cities: networking networks -- Reassembling the global city's influence. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance. While there is a growing body of literature concerned with explaining the transformations of the international order, little theorisation has taken into account the key metropolises of our time as elements of these revolutions. The volume seeks to fill this gap by demonstrating how global cities have a pervasive agency in contemporary global governance. The book argues that looking at global cities can bring about three |
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