“Uncommonly interesting and intelligent.” — The Washington Post
"Fascinating" - Nature
"Deft" -Publishers Weekly
"Brook presents an interesting thesis about the city's role in fomenting political change in the modern era." - The New Yorker
"Enormously elucidating and relevant" -Kirkus Reviews
"The pleasure in Mr. Brook's unusual history is in his descriptions of the creation of these cities. The deeper message, though, is about the tensions such cities create" - The Wall Street Journal
