History of Future Cities

"[An] inspired tour of the post modern city...Invigorating." ―Mark Kingwell, Harper’sHailed 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. 12 illustrations; 4 maps