History of Future Cities
Daniel Brook
(Author)
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.
Product Details
Price
$28.95
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
April 01, 2014
Pages
480
Dimensions
5.44 X 8.39 X 1.2 inches | 0.81 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393348866
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About the Author
Daniel Brook is a journalist and author whose writing has appeared in Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and the Nation. Born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, and educated at Yale University, Brook lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Reviews
An interesting thesis about the city's role in fomenting political change in the modern era.
Persuasive and lushly detailed.--Cara Parks
The pleasure in Mr. Brook's unusual history is in his descriptions of the creation of these cities. The deeper message, though, is about the tensions such cities create.--Philip Delves Broughton
Whatever the futures of these four cities hold, Brook cautions that progress and growth need more than construction projects and infrastructure.
Penetrating...[Brook] sketches a portrait of a place that is not just a city, but an idea, and a dream.--Parag Khanna
[An] engaging, quite original take on urban planning...Wholly readable.--Alan Moores
Persuasive and lushly detailed.--Cara Parks
The pleasure in Mr. Brook's unusual history is in his descriptions of the creation of these cities. The deeper message, though, is about the tensions such cities create.--Philip Delves Broughton
Whatever the futures of these four cities hold, Brook cautions that progress and growth need more than construction projects and infrastructure.
Penetrating...[Brook] sketches a portrait of a place that is not just a city, but an idea, and a dream.--Parag Khanna
[An] engaging, quite original take on urban planning...Wholly readable.--Alan Moores
