LEADER 03195oam 2200733I 450 001 9910786271703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-07381-9 010 $a1-299-14822-0 010 $a1-135-10523-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203073810 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331289 035 $a(EBL)1125182 035 $a(OCoLC)828298883 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000821989 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11541254 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821989 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10754860 035 $a(PQKB)10986127 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1125182 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1125182 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10659394 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL446072 035 $a(OCoLC)880902592 035 $a(OCoLC)828099404 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133252 035 $a(PPN)194959139 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331289 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobal cities, governance and diplomacy $ethe urban link /$fMichele Acuto 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge new diplomacy studies 225 0$aRoutledge new diplomacy studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-66088-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSpotting 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. 330 $aThis book illustrates the importance of global cities for world politics and highlights the diplomatic connections between cities and global governance. While there is a growing body of literature concerned with explaining the transformations of the international order, little theorisation has taken into account the key metropolises of our time as elements of these revolutions. The volume seeks to fill this gap by demonstrating how global cities have a pervasive agency in contemporary global governance. The book argues that looking at global cities can bring about three 410 0$aRoutledge New Diplomacy Studies 606 $aCities and towns$xPolitical aspects 606 $aUrbanization$xPolitical aspects 606 $aCity planning$xPolitical aspects 606 $aGeopolitics 606 $aInternational relations 615 0$aCities and towns$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aUrbanization$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aCity planning$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aGeopolitics. 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a307.76 700 $aAcuto$b Michele$f1984-,$01541010 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786271703321 996 $aGlobal cities, governance and diplomacy$93792936 997 $aUNINA