Tokyo: The Changing Profile of an Urban Giant.

The Geographical Review | January 1, 1993| | Copyright

In "Tokyo: The Changing Profile of an Urban Giant," Roman Cybriwsky has produced an introduction to the city at the heart of the largest urban agglomeration in the postindustrial world. No other such recent work exists for the capital of Japan. The aim of the book is to deal with the contemporary city, yet to understand the condition of Tokyo in the late twentieth century requires some explanation of the roots of Japan's industrial transformation. As a result, the first three chapters provide introductory information and historical background. The second half of the book is ...

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