History of Future Cities - by Daniel Brook (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A pioneering exploration of four cities where East meets West and past becomes future: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Hailed as an "original and fascinating book" (<em>Times Literary Supplement</em>), <em>A History of Future Cities</em> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[An] engaging, quite original take on urban planning...Wholly readable.--Alan Moores<br><br>Penetrating...[Brook] sketches a portrait of a place that is not just a city, but an idea, and a dream.--Parag Khanna<br><br>Persuasive and lushly detailed.--Cara Parks<br><br>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<br><br>Whatever the futures of these four cities hold, Brook cautions that progress and growth need more than construction projects and infrastructure.<br><br>An interesting thesis about the city's role in fomenting political change in the modern era.<br>
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