Cities in civilization

The Resource Cities in civilization
Label
Cities in civilization
Statement of responsibility
Peter Hall
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Drawing on the contributions of economists and geographers, of cultural, technological, and social historians, Sir Peter Hall examines twenty-one cities at their greatest moments. Hall describes the achievements of these golden ages and outlines the precise combinations of forces - both universal and local - that led to each city's belle epoque
  • Hall identifies four distinct expressions of civic innovation: artistic growth, technological progress, the marriage of culture and technology, and solutions to evolving problems. Descriptions of Periclean Athens, Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan London, and nineteenth-century Vienna bring to life those seedbeds of artistic and intellectual creativity. Explorations of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, of Henry Ford's Detroit, and of Palo Alto at the dawn of the computer age highlight centers of technological advances. Tales of the creation of Los Angeles' movie industry and the birth of the blues and rock 'n' roll in Memphis depict the marriage of culture and technology. Finally, Hall celebrates cities that have been forced to solve problems created by their very size
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
307.76/09
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HT111
LC item number
.H345 1998
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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