The 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'.
Author Biography:
Michele 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
