TY  - BOOK
AU  - McNeill, Donald
TI  -  Global Cities and Urban Theory
SN  - 9781446267073(pbk)
U1  - 307.76 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE, 
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Urbanization--Economic aspects
KW  - Urbanization--Political aspects
KW  - Globalization--Political aspects
KW  - Globalization--Economic aspects
N1  - "What do we mean by 'global'? What constitutes a 'city'? And what objects and practices are involved in putting the two together? Global Cities and Urban Theory explores these key modern questions by examining the nature of practices as diverse as container logistics, air conditioning, cathedral design, corporate accountancy, hotel management, city rankings, office work, and 'smart city' technologies in the making of contemporary global cities."--Provided by publisher; Chapter 1: Centrality
Chapter 2: Flat Cities
Chapter 3: Global urban order(ing)
Chapter 4: Logistical territories
Chapter 5: Centres of calculation
Chapter 6: World-making
Conclusions
ER  -