WELCOME TO THE URBAN REVOLUTION How Cities are Changing the World By Jeb Brugmann, University of Queensland Press, 342pp. Reviewed: 22 August 2009 Opinion and reportage in the Canberra Times suggest that we live in one of the most self-conscious…
WELCOME TO THE URBAN REVOLUTION How Cities are Changing the World By Jeb Brugmann, University of Queensland Press, 342pp. Reviewed: 22 August 2009 Opinion and reportage in the Canberra Times suggest that we live in one of the most self-conscious…
THE GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-Shek and the Battle for Modern China By Jay Taylor, Belknap Harvard University Press, 722pp. Reviewed: 1 August 2009 History is not kind to losers, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek is usually considered one of the great losers…