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Twin Cities - Urban Communities, Borders and Relationships over Time (Hardcover)
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Twin Cities - Urban Communities, Borders and Relationships over Time (Hardcover)
Series: Global Urban Studies
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This dynamic international collection provides a comprehensive
overview of twin cities on administrative and international borders
across the world. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples,
it documents constant and changing features of twinned communities
over time. The chapters explore a variety of urban formations
including independent cities located side-by-side; cities that have
merged over decades or even centuries and those projected to merge;
cities partitioned by treaties and cities duplicated in pursuit of
better security, intensified trade or both between neighbouring
countries. From Europe to Africa, North America to the Middle East,
South America to Asia, this book focuses on relationships between
cities, citizens and municipal/international borders. A
cartographical contents and editorial commentary guide readers
through diverse contributions. The authors ask how far cities are
changing or remaining constant in the context of conurbanisation,
Europeanisation and globalization. The book provides a glimpse into
the variety of roles twin cities can play globally: from
laboratories of integration and para-diplomatic actors to economic
and cultural brokers. This is a valuable, engaging resource for
researchers in the fields of geography, urban studies, border
studies, international relations and global development. It will be
of great use to individuals involved in twin-city initiatives and
general readers.
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