History of Future Cities - Paperback
by Daniel Brook
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393348866ISBN-10:393348865UPC:9780393348866Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Sociology, Future Studies, GlobalizationBook Topic:UrbanSize:8.39 x 5.44 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCNNFFBM12
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393348866ISBN-10:393348865UPC:9780393348866Book Category:Social Science, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Sociology, Future Studies, GlobalizationBook Topic:UrbanSize:8.39 x 5.44 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCNNFFBM12
Brook, Daniel: - Daniel Brook is a journalist and author whose writing has appeared in Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and The Nation. His last book, A History of Future Cities, was longlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize and selected as one of the ten best books of the year by the Washington Post. Brook's research and writing have been supported by fellowships from institutions including the Library of Congress and Tulane University's New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. Born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, and educated at Yale, Brook lives in New Orleans.
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