Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. 579-634

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platesmaps

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

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

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

964905

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. Helleinistic absolutism and urbanity -- 8. Megalopolis into necropolis -- 9. Cloister and commnity -- 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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