Description
Hailed as an "original and fascinating book" (Times Literary Supplement), A History of Future Cities is Daniel Brook's captivating investigation of four "instant cities"--St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai--that sought to catapult themselves into the future by emulating the West.
Author: Daniel Brook
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/01/2014
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.39h x 5.44w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780393348866
ISBN10: 0393348865
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban
- Social Science | Future Studies
- Political Science | Globalization