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- ISBN
- 019985954X
- EAN
- 9780199859542
- Date of Publication
- 2015-10-29
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- The City: A World History (New Oxford World History)
- Artist
- Lees, Andrew
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019985954X
ISBN-13
9780199859542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309303704
Product Key Features
Book Title
City : a World History
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Civilization, Social History, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Book Series
New Oxford World History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
5.9 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-003459
Reviews
"Lees has written a short and readable text on the city in world history, a task for which he is very well suited and expert."-Choice, "Lees has written a short and readable text on the city in world history, a task for which he is very well suited and expert."--CHOICE
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
307.7609
Table Of Content
Editors' Preface Chapter 1 Origins and Locations of Early Cities, 3000-500 BCE Chapter 2 Great Cities, 500 BCE-300 CE Chapter 3 Decline and Development, 300-1500 Chapter 4 Capitals, Culture, Colonization, and Revolution, 1500-1800 Chapter 5 Urban Growth and Its Consequences in an Age of Industrialization, 1800-1914 Chapter 6 Colonial Cities, 1800-1914 Chapter 7 Destruction and Reconstruction, 1914-1960 Chapter 8 Urban Decline and Urban Growth, 1950-2013 Chronology Notes Further Reading Websites Index
Synopsis
The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the establishment of the first cities in the Near East in the fourth millennium BCE, and goes on to examine urban growth in the Indus River Valley in India, as well as Egypt and areas that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out both politically and culturally. With the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, European cities entered into a long period of waning and deterioration. But elsewhere, great cities-among them, Constantinople, Baghdad, Chang'an, and Tenochtitlán-thrived. In the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, urban growth resumed in Europe, giving rise to cities like Florence, Paris, and London. This urban growth also accelerated in parts of the world that came under European control, such as Philadelphia in the nascent United States. As the Industrial Revolution swept through in the nineteenth century, cities grew rapidly. Their expansion resulted in a slew of social problems and political disruptions, but it was accompanied by impressive measures designed to improve urban life. Meanwhile, colonial cities bore the imprint of European imperialism. Finally, the book turns to the years since 1914, guided by a few themes: the impact of war and revolution; urban reconstruction after 1945; migration out of many cities in the United States into growing suburbs; and the explosive growth of "megacities" in the developing world., The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in the ancient Near East, and traces urban growth and its effects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas., The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the establishment of the first cities in the Near East in the fourth millennium BCE, and goes on to examine urban growth in the Indus River Valley in India, as well as Egypt and areas that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out both politically and culturally. With the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, European cities entered into a long period of waning and deterioration. But elsewhere, great cities-among them, Constantinople, Baghdad, Chang'an, and Tenochtitl n-thrived. In the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, urban growth resumed in Europe, giving rise to cities like Florence, Paris, and London. This urban growth also accelerated in parts of the world that came under European control, such as Philadelphia in the nascent United States. As the Industrial Revolution swept through in the nineteenth century, cities grew rapidly. Their expansion resulted in a slew of social problems and political disruptions, but it was accompanied by impressive measures designed to improve urban life. Meanwhile, colonial cities bore the imprint of European imperialism. Finally, the book turns to the years since 1914, guided by a few themes: the impact of war and revolution; urban reconstruction after 1945; migration out of many cities in the United States into growing suburbs; and the explosive growth of "megacities" in the developing world.
LC Classification Number
HT111.L44 2015
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