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OverviewThe contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M. Acuto , W. SteelePublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 4.679kg ISBN: 9781137286864ISBN 10: 1137286865 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 31 October 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele 2. The Global City Tradition; Christof Parnreiter 3. The Network Dimension; Ben Derudder, Michael Hoyler and Peter J. Taylor 4. The Economic and Financial Dimensions; David Bassens 5. The Historical Dimension; Peter Rimmer and Howard Dick 6. The Postcolonial Dimension; Vanessa Watson 7. The Literary Dimension; Sheila Hones 8. The Virtual Dimension; Mark Graham 9. The Cultural Dimension; Oli Mould 10. The Architectural Dimension; Kerwin Datu 11. The Geopolitical Dimension; Michele Acuto 12. The Security Dimension; David Murakami-Wood 13. Global City Challenges: A view from the field; Glen Searle Conclusions; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele Afterword; Roger KeilReviewsAuthor InformationMichele Acuto, University of Oxford, UK David Bassens, Free University of Brussels, Belgium Kerwin Datu, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK Ben Derudder, Ghent University, Belgium Howard Dick, University of Melbourne, Australia Mark Graham, University of Oxford, UK Sheila Hones, University of Tokyo, Japan Michael Hoyler, Loughborough University, UK Roger Keil, York University, Canada Oli Mould, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Peter Rimmer, Australian National University Glen Searle, University of Queensland, Australia Wendy Steele, Griffith University, Australia Peter J. Taylor, Northumbria University, UK Vanessa Watson, University of Cape Town, South Africa Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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