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The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
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Mumford, Lewis
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Harcourt, Brace & Co
Publication Date
[1989?]
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English
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Sanctuary, village, and stronghold
Crystallization of the city
Ancestral forms and patterns
Nature of the ancient city
Emergence of the polis
Citizen versus ideal city
Hellenistic absolutism and urbanity
Megalopolis into necropolis
Cloister and community
Medieval urban housekeeping
Medieval disruptions, modern anticipations
Structure of baroque power
Court, parade, and capital
Commercial expansion and urban dissolution
Paleotechnic paradise: Coketown
Suburbia
and beyond
Myth of megalopolis
Retrospect and prospect.
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9780156180351
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Cities and towns
Cities and towns -- History
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