Unique IDLIB-00015275DateBetween 1st January 2013 and 31st December 2013Date qualifiercircaDescriptionDescription: An exploration of four cities that reflect a blend of Eastern and Western cultures traces the historical threads connecting St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai while discussing their conflicted embrace of modernity.
Introduction: the twenty-first century: an orientation
New Amsterdam
St. Petersburg, 1703-1825
Shanghai race club
Shanghai, 1842-1911
Urbs prima in Indis
Bombay, 1857-1896
City on spilt blood
St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934
Great world
Shanghai, 1911-1937
The city under progress's feet
Bombay, 1896-1947
Closing three windows and opening a fourth
The two-front war
Leningrad, 1934-1985
The dark ages
Shanghai, 1937-1989
License-permit Raj
Bombay, 1947-1991
The city at the center of the world
Dubai, to 1981
From perestroika to Petrolgrad
Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present
The head of the dragon
Shanghai, 1989-present
Slumdogs and millionaires
Bombay 1991-Mumbai, present
Dubai, Inc. proudly presents the international cityTM: Dubai 1981-present
Conclusion: glimpses of utopia
Coda: from windows on the west to windows of the worldLanguageEnglish (eng)Edition1st ed.IllustrationsBlack and white illustrationsPublisherWW NortonPlace of publicationNew York
New York
The United States of America
A history of future cities/ Daniel Brook (01/01/2013 - 31/12/2013), [LIB-00015275]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 18 May 2024, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1752379
