A History of Future Cities

Daniel Brook

Feb 2013 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this ebook

"[An] inspired tour of the post modern city…Invigorating." —Mark Kingwell, Harper’s

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.

Ratings and reviews

Really interesting and well written. Reads like a novel. I enjoyed learning how the four international cities profiled have modernized the countries that they are located in.

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.