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The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects /

Examines the development and nature of the city from Egypt to Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and the Middle Ages to the modern world.

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Main Author: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [©1961]
Subjects and Genres:
Cities and towns > History.
City planning > History.
Urbanisme > Histoire.
Villes > Histoire.
Cities and towns.
Steden.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Sanctuary, village, and stronghold
  • 2. The crystallization of the city
  • 3. Ancestral forms and patterns
  • 4. The nature of the ancient city
  • 5. Emergence of the polis
  • 6. Citizen versus ideal city
  • 7. Hellenistic absolutism and urbanity
  • 8. Megalopolis into necropolis
  • 9. Cloister and community
  • 10. Medieval urban housekeeping
  • 11. Medieval disruptions, modern anticipations
  • 12. The structure of baroque power
  • 13. Court, parade, and capital
  • 14. Commercial expansion and urban dissolution
  • 15. Paleotechnic paradise : Coketown
  • 16. Suburbia-and beyond
  • 17. The myth of megalopolis
  • 18. Retrospect and prospect.

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