Preface Part 1: Global Generalities 1. The Third Urban Revolution 2. The Late Modern Wave of Globalization 3. Metropolitan Modernities Part 2: Thematic Specificities 4. Urban Spectaculars: World Fairs and Summer Olympics 5. Flânerie and The Globalizing City 6. Traffic, Accidents and The Modern City 7. Modernity and Urban Utopias: The Early Bauhaus 8. Big City Part 3: City Particularities 9. Alice Springs/Mparntwe: The Postcolonial Creative City 10. Shanghai: The Reglobalizing City 11. Megalopolis: The Liquid City Part 4: Urban Utopias 12. Postscript
Biography
John Rennie Short is Professor of Geography and Public Policy at the University of Maryland (UMBC), USA.
"The book is veritably enjoyable to read, and Short’s jargon-free writing style makes it accessible to non-academic audiences, despite its formal structure. Furthermore, the author’s consistently strong argumentation is complementednicely by the depth of his familiarity with real world examples. The book is certainly a great starting point for scholars with a serious interest in these debates and how these three grand narratives unfold in the real world." Thomas Sigler - Gustavus Adolphus College
