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xi, 657 pages, 50 unnumbered pages, 64 pages of plates : 25 cm Examines the development and nature of the city from Egypt to Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and the Middle Ages to the modern world Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-634) and index 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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Author

Lewis Mumford, MANG FU DE (Mumford Lewis)

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

Published

1961

Language

EN

ISBN

9780151180110

Category

history

Subjects

Sociology, History, Social Science

Rating

4.1 / 5 (971 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13