Cosmopolis II: Mongrel Cities of the 21st Century (Mongrel Cities of the Twenty-First Century)

The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and diversity and the struggle against fundamentalism. Cosmopolis II presents a truly global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St. Louis. Passionately written and superbly illustrated with a range of specially commissioned images, Cosmopolis II is a visionary book of our urban future. [from publisher's advertisement]. "Began as a second edition of Towards cosmopolis, but ... became a new book"--Page [xi].
The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and diversity and the struggle against fundamentalism. Cosmopolis II presents a truly global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St. Louis. Passionately written and superbly illustrated with a range of specially commissioned images, Cosmopolis II is a visionary book of our urban future. The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and diversity and the struggle against fundmentalism. This book presents a truly global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St. Louis Leonie Sandercock. Previous Ed.: As Towards Cosmopolis. Chichester: Wiley, 1998. This Book Began As A Second Edition Of Toward Cosmopolis But ... Became A New Book--p. [xi]. Includes Bibliographicl References (p. [241]-257) And Index.