City A Guidebook for the Urban Age

Name: City A Guidebook for the Urban Age
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ISBN: 9781608196760

ISBN-10: 1608196763

ISBN-13: 9781608196760

Edition: 2012

Authors: P. D. Smith

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For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000 years. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers. Cityis the ultimate handbook for the archetypal city and contains main sections on 'History', 'Customs and Language', 'Districts', 'Transport', 'Money', 'Work', 'Tourist Sites', 'Shops and markets', 'Nightlife', etc., and mini-essays on anything and everything from Babel, Tenochtitlan and Ellis Island to Beijing, Mumbai and New York, and…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 6/19/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 7.21" wide x 9.34" long x 1.37" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

P. D. Smith is an independent researcher and writer. He has taught at University College London where he is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Science and Technology Studies Department and has contributed to the Guardian and writes for other national publications including The Times, Independent and the Times Literary Supplement. His books include Doomsday Men: The Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon. Author's website: www.peterdsmith.com



Introduction



Arrival


The City in the Lake


The Golden Door


Skyline


The Central Station



History


Origins


The Ideal City


New Town


Necropolis


The City Wall



Customs


Writing


Street Language


'Kilroy was here'


The Voice of the Street


Carnival!


The House of God



Where to Stay


Downtown


Chinatown, Little Italy and the Ghetto


Slum City


From Garden Suburbs to Boomburbs


The Hotel



Getting Around


Walking


Traffic


Going Underground


The Skyscraper



Money


Markets


The Jewel Box of the World


Got to Pick a Pocket or Two


The Department Store



Time Out


The City and the Stage


City of the Mind


Street Food


Gladiators and Marathon Runners


The Park



Beyond the City


The Wired City


Eco-Cities


Futuropolis


The Ruins


Afterword


Notes


Further Reading


Picture Credits


Acknowledgements


Index