Table of Contents
Introduction ix
I Centre of the Universe 1
London World City 15
Paris The Eternal, The Universal 37
Berlin Powerhouse 59
Rome The Pope's Aeroplane 78
Vienna Shadows and Light 87
St Petersburg Eastern Colossus 110
II The Old New World 133
Washington, DC Republic, Nation, Empire 144
New York Metropolis 161
Detroit A Model Future 182
Los Angeles Boom! 194
Mexico City Monroe's Bequest 206
III The World Beyond 223
Winnipeg-Melbourne Britain Abroad 230
Buenos Aires Southern Star 252
Algiers The Radiance of the Republic 267
Bombay-Durban Tapestry of Empire 280
Tehran Under Foreign Eyes 309
Jerusalem Zion and its Discontents 325
IV Twilight Powers 347
Constantinople Tides of History 358
Peking-Shanghai Waking Slumber 381
Tokyo Rising Sun 411
London Beyond the Horizon 431
Epilogue: The Afterlife of 1913 450
Notes 458
Selected Bibliography 495
Picture Credits 503
Acknowledgements 505
Index 509