Bibliograph

A history of future cities, Daniel Brook

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A history of future cities, Daniel Brook

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of future cities

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

783163473

Responsibility statement

Daniel Brook

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

Table Of Contents

The twenty-first century: an orientation -- New Amsterdam: St. Petersburg, 1703-1825 -- Shanghai race club: Shanghai, 1842-1911 -- Urbs prima in Indis: Bombay, 1857-96 -- City on spilt blood: St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934 -- Great world: Shanghai, 1911-1937 -- City under progress's feet: Bombay, 1896-1947 -- Closing three windows and opening a fourth -- Two-front war: Leningrad, 1934-1985 -- The dark ages: Shanghai, 1937-1989 -- License-permit Raj: Bombay, 1947-1991 -- City at the center of the world: Dubai, to 1981 -- From perestroika to Petrolgrad: Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present -- Head of the dragon: Shanghai, 1979-present -- Slumdogs & 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

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