Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface to the Paperback Edition: The City and Identity xi
5. Introduction: Civicism 1
6. Jerusalem: The City of Religion 18
7. Montreal: The City of Language(s) 56
8. Singapore: The City of Nation Building 78
9. Hong Kong: The City of Materialism 111
10. Beijing: The City of Political Power 140
11. Oxford: The City of Learning 161
12. Berlin: The City of (In)Tolerance 191
13. Paris: The City of Romance 222
14. New York: The City of Ambition 249
15. Notes 279
16. Selected Bibliography 321
17. Index 333