History of future cities
Brook, Daniel
History of future cities - New York W. W. Norton & Company 2014 - xvii,457,ip.
CONTENTS
Author’s Note xi
Maps xii
Introduction: the twenty-first century : an orientation 1
1.New Amsterdam 13
St. Petersburg, 1703-1825
2. Shanghai race club 53
Shanghai, 1842-1911
3. Urbs prima in Indis 91
Bombay, 1857-1896
4. City on spilt blood 127
St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934
5. Great world 165
Shanghai, 1911-1937
6. The city under progress's feet 199
Bombay, 1896-1947
7. Closing three windows and opening a fourth 227
I : The two-front war 229
Leningrad, 1934-1985
II : The dark ages 239
Shanghai, 1937-1989
III : License-permit Raj 250
Bombay, 1947-1991
IV : The city at the center of the world 259
Dubai, to 1981
8. From perestroika to Petrolgrad 269
Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present
9. The head of the dragon 295
Shanghai, 1979-present
10. Slumdogs and millionaires 325
Bombay 1991-Mumbai, present
11. Dubai, Inc. proudly presents the international cityTM 351
Dubai 1981-present
Conclusion: glimpses of Utopia 381
Coda: from windows on the west to windows of the world 389
Acknowledgements 397
Bibliographic Note 401
Notes 403
Image Credits 429
Index 431
9780393348866
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History of future cities - New York W. W. Norton & Company 2014 - xvii,457,ip.
CONTENTS
Author’s Note xi
Maps xii
Introduction: the twenty-first century : an orientation 1
1.New Amsterdam 13
St. Petersburg, 1703-1825
2. Shanghai race club 53
Shanghai, 1842-1911
3. Urbs prima in Indis 91
Bombay, 1857-1896
4. City on spilt blood 127
St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934
5. Great world 165
Shanghai, 1911-1937
6. The city under progress's feet 199
Bombay, 1896-1947
7. Closing three windows and opening a fourth 227
I : The two-front war 229
Leningrad, 1934-1985
II : The dark ages 239
Shanghai, 1937-1989
III : License-permit Raj 250
Bombay, 1947-1991
IV : The city at the center of the world 259
Dubai, to 1981
8. From perestroika to Petrolgrad 269
Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present
9. The head of the dragon 295
Shanghai, 1979-present
10. Slumdogs and millionaires 325
Bombay 1991-Mumbai, present
11. Dubai, Inc. proudly presents the international cityTM 351
Dubai 1981-present
Conclusion: glimpses of Utopia 381
Coda: from windows on the west to windows of the world 389
Acknowledgements 397
Bibliographic Note 401
Notes 403
Image Credits 429
Index 431
9780393348866
307.76 / BRO