City : A Guidebook for the Urban Age -- Hardback By Smith, P. D. Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Published Date : 2012/05 Binding : Hardcover ISBN : 9781408801918 BookWeb Price : MYR 135.15 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : MYR 121.63 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 weeks.

 
Introduction                                       xi
    1 Arrival
        The City in the Lake                       1  (7)
        The Golden Door                            8  (5)
        Skyline                                    13 (5)
      The Central Station                          18 (11)
    2 History
        Origins                                    29 (8)
        The Ideal City                             37 (7)
        New Town                                   44 (6)
        Necropolis                                 50 (10)
      The City Wall                                60 (13)
    3 Customs
        Writing                                    73 (5)
        Street Language                            78 (4)
        `Kilroy was here'                          82 (4)
        The Voice of the Street                    86 (7)
        Carnival!                                  93 (9)
      The House of God                             102(13)
    4 Where to Stay
        Downtown                                   115(9)
        Chinatown, Little Italy and the Ghetto     124(8)
        Slum City                                  132(9)
        From Garden Suburbs to Boomburbs           141(11)
      The Hotel                                    152(11)
    5 Getting Around
        Walking                                    163(8)
        Traffic                                    171(10)
        Going Underground                          181(11)
      The Skyscraper                               192(15)
    6 Money
        Markets                                    207(9)
        The Jewel Box of the World                 216(7)
        Got to Pick a Pocket or Two                223(11)
      The Department Store                         234(13)
    7 Time Out
        The City and the Stage                     247(8)
        City of the Mind                           255(6)
        Street Food                                261(8)
        Gladiators and Marathon Runners            269(11)
      The Park                                     280(13)
    8 Beyond the City
        The Wired City                             293(9)
        Eco-Cities                                 302(10)
        Futuropolis                                312(12)
      The Ruins                                    324(13)
Afterword                                          337(3)
Notes                                              340(28)
Further Reading                                    368(6)
Picture Credits                                    374(1)
Acknowledgements                                   375(1)
Index                                              376