Global political cities : actors and arenas of influence in international affairs /: actors and arenas of influence in international affairs. ([2021])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kent E. Calder.
• Authors: Calder, Kent E
• Contents: Introduction: Global political cities in international affairs -- Part I: Rise and fall of Westphalia -- From city to nation-state in world affairs -- An informatics sea change: catalyst for the global political city -- Technology, finance, and the changing nation-city equation -- Part II: Four faces of global political cities -- Penumbras of power in global political cities -- Political forums and the transformation of global affairs -- Urban grassroots and the global agenda -- Civic leadership shaping the world -- Conclusion: cities and the future of global governance.
• Publisher Details: Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 327; International relations; Megacities; World politics; Relations internationales; Mégalopoles; Politique mondiale; international relations; megalopolises; International relations; Megacities; World politics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780815739081; 0815739087
• Related ISBNs: 9780815739074; 0815739079
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from electronic title page (Ebsco, viewed on February 3, 2021).
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