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The City by Max Weber; Gertrud Neuwirth; Don Martindale is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The City about?

242 pages 22 cm Includes bibliographical references PREFATORY REMARKS : THE THEORY OF THE CITY. The first form of American city theory -- Rise of the ecological theory of the city -- Notes on a social-psychological theory of the city -- European developments in urban theory -- Max Weber and European urban theory -- Max Weber's relevance for American urban theory 1: THE NATURE OF THE CITY. Economic character of the city : market settlement -- Types of consumer and producer city -- Relation of the city to agriculture -- The politico-administrative concept of the city -- Fortress and garrison -- The city as the fusion of fortress and market -- Associational and status peculiarities of the occidental city 2: THE OCCIDENTAL CITY. Property rights and personal legal situation -- Fraternization and the formation of the polis -- Magical barriers to oriental civic development -- Disruption of the clans as a prerequisite of fraternization -- Significance of the clans for the ancient and the medieval city -- The oath-bound confederation in the occident -- Sociological significance of civic unity -- Fraternization in the Germanic North -- Military competence of the citizen as a basic component

Who reads The City?

Author

Max Weber; Gertrud Neuwirth; Don Martindale

Publisher

Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education

Published

1966

Language

EN

ISBN

9780029342008

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Thriller, Fiction

Rating

3.68 / 5 (92 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14