A history of future cities / Daniel Brook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brook, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Physical Description:

xi, 457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2013]

Summary:

An exploration of four cities that reflect a blend of Eastern and Western cultures traces the historical threads connecting St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai while discussing their conflicted embrace of modernity.

Contents:

Introduction: the twenty-first century : an orientation

New Amsterdam

St. Petersburg, 1703-1825

Shanghai race club

Shanghai, 1842-1911

Urbs prima in Indis

Bombay, 1857-1896

City on spilt blood

St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934

Great world

Shanghai, 1911-1937

The city under progress's feet

Bombay, 1896-1947

Closing three windows and opening a fourth

The two-front war

Leningrad, 1934-1985

The dark ages

Shanghai, 1937-1989

License-permit Raj

Bombay, 1947-1991

The city at the center of the world

Dubai, to 1981

From perestroika to Petrolgrad

Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present

The head of the dragon

Shanghai, 1989-present

Slumdogs and millionaires

Bombay 1991-Mumbai, present

Dubai, Inc. proudly presents the international cityTM : Dubai 1981-present

Conclusion: glimpses of utopia

Coda: from windows on the west to windows of the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393078121

0393078124

OCLC:

783163473