World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often p

World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often p

"In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the nations of the wor

This book explores the growing role of cities and regions as sub-national actors in shaping global governance. Far from being merely carried along by global for

This title provides an examination of the rise, evolution and decline of the city-state, from ancient times to the present day.