A history of future cities

Introduction: the twenty-first century : an orientation

New Amsterdam

St. Petersburg, 1703-1825

Shanghai race club

Shanghai, 1842-1911

Urbs prima in Indis

Bombay, 1857-1896

City on spilt blood

St. Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad, 1825-1934

Great world

Shanghai, 1911-1937

The city under progress's feet

Bombay, 1896-1947

Closing three windows and opening a fourth

The two-front war

Leningrad, 1934-1985

The dark ages

Shanghai, 1937-1989

License-permit Raj

Bombay, 1947-1991

The city at the center of the world

Dubai, to 1981

From perestroika to Petrolgrad

Leningrad, 1985-St. Petersburg, present

The head of the dragon

Shanghai, 1979-present

Slumdogs and millionaires

Bombay 1991-Mumbai, present

Dubai, Inc. proudly presents the international cityTM : Dubai 1981-present

Conclusion: glimpses of utopia

Coda: from windows on the west to windows of the world.