Encyclopedia of World Cities

Putting the spotlight on 132 of the world’s leading cities, this encyclopedia poses a number of fundamental questions. Where are they located? How big are they? What is their history? How are they governed? How do they earn a living? How do their residents travel about?

These questions are addressed for each city, at six‐page length, by a map, a text divided into ten key areas, and a generously sized statistical fact box. Incidentally, the list of cities included serves to update all those, like the present reviewer, who have dismally failed to keep in touch with the latest changes...