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"Originally published in the U.K. in 2014 under the title Ten cities that made an empire, by Allen Lane, London."

We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Em

Exploring the urban and planning history of cities across Central and South-eastern Europe against a background of rising nationalism, this book contains fourte

'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession

Edge of Empire examines struggles over urban space in three contemporary first world cities in an attempt to map the real geographies of colonialism and postcol