A History of Future Cities

A History of Future Cities
Daniel Brook (Author)
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A pioneering exploration of four cities where East meets West and past becomes future: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai.

On May 27, 1703, Tsar Peter the Great founded a new capital on a barren Baltic marsh. Modeled on Amsterdam, he believed it would erase Russian backwardness and usher in a modernized, Westernized future. In the nineteenth-century Age of Imperialism, the British rebuilt Bombay as a tropical London, while three Western powers made Shanghai look just like home. And in our own time, the sheikh of Dubai has endeavored to transform his desert city into a Vegas-esque skyscraper-studded global hub. The cultural and historical threads that connect these cities and their conflicted embrace of modernity are brought into relief in Daniel Brook’s captivating mix of history and reportage—a story of architects and authoritarians, artists and revolutionaries who take these facsimiles of the West and turn them into crucibles of non-Western modernity. A History of Future Cities is both a crucial reminder of globalization’s long march and an inspiring look into the possibilities of our Asian Century. 12 illustrations; 4 maps

• Rank: #17846 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.30" w x 6.14" l, 1.75 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 480 pages

Description #1 by eBay:

author daniel brook format hardback language english publication year 26 03 2013 subject geography environment agriculture subject 2 environment planning title a history of future cities author brook daniel publisher ww norton co inc publication date feb 25 2013 pages 352 binding hardcover dimensions 0 13 wx 0 96 hx 0 65 d isbn 0393078124 subject social science sociology urban description a pioneering exploration of four cities that reflect a blend of eastern and western cultures traces the h

Description #2 by Alibris:

In 1703, Peter the Great founded his eponymous capital on a Baltic marsh. Modelled on Amsterdam, he believed it would usher in a modernised, Westernised future. In the nineteenth-century Age of Imperialism, the British rebuilt Bombay as a tropical London, while three Western powers made Shanghai look just like home. In our time, the sheikh of Dubai has transformed his desert city into a skyscraper-studded global hub. The cultural and historical threads that connect these cities and their conflicted embrace of modernity are brought into relief in Daniel Brook's captivating mix of history and reportage - a story of architects and authoritarians, artists and revolutionaries who take these facsimiles of the West and turn them into crucibles of non-Western modernism. A History of Future Cities is both a crucial reminder of globalisation's long march and an inspiring look into the possibilities of our Asian Century.

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Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author The Future City on the Inland Sea: A History of Imaginative Geographies of Lake Superior by Eric D. Olmanson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Throughout the nineteenth century, the southern shores of Lake Superior held great promise for developers imagining the next great metropolis. These new territories were seen as expanses to be filled, first with romantic visions, then with scientific images, and later wit