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.

About the Author
Daniel Brook is a journalist and author whose writing has appeared in Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and the Nation. Born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, and educated at Yale University, Brook lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Reviews
"Persuasive and lushly detailed." -- Cara Parks - New York Times Book Review
"Excellent...A History of Future Cities succeeds not by claiming a false comprehensiveness but by plunging into the chaos and productive confusions of the past." -- Casey Walker - Los Angeles Review of Books
"An interesting thesis about the city's role in fomenting political change in the modern era." -- The New Yorker
"The pleasure in Mr. Brook's unusual history is in his descriptions of the creation of these cities. The deeper message, though, is about the tensions such cities create." -- Philip Delves Broughton - Wall Street Journal
"Whatever the futures of these four cities hold, Brook cautions that progress and growth need more than construction projects and infrastructure." -- The Daily Beast
"Penetrating...[Brook] sketches a portrait of a place that is not just a city, but an idea, and a dream." -- Parag Khanna - CNN
"[An] engaging, quite original take on urban planning...Wholly readable." -- Alan Moores - Seattle Times



Book Information
ISBN 9780393348866
Author Daniel Brook
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 30mm