Metropolis is a visionary work that dreams the elegiac landscape of cities like Toronto, where genteel Victorian culture leans hard against Sri Lankan ghettos; where prostitutes and cocaine dealers pl
Peruse the postcard-like pages to discover cultural treasures, amazing architecture and key landmarks of magnificent cities around the globe, including New York, Rome, London, Sydney, Montreal, Athens
When William McBane and James Wilcox envisioned founding a bustling city on the banks of the Ohio River, they hoped it would be a center of commerce at the gateway to the ever-expanding American West.
Originally published in 2005, Vienna Metropolis, like Heimito von Doderer's great novel The Demons before it, represents an interlinking series of individuals living in Vienna. But unlike von Doderer'
This fascinating cultural history of music in Los Angeles focuses on orchestral performance from the late nineteenth century through World War II. Decentralization defined Los Angeles's growth since t
Almost one billion people live in conditions that UN-Habitat classifies as slum households, out of almost four billion people who live in cities today. If the UN numbers hold true, approximately two a
In the process of moving from New York City to Los Angeles, 16-year-old Morene Knightshade is left feeling lost as she grapples with the apparent loss of her best friend, Gavin, an alien with superpow
