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City in History : Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford (1968, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100156180359
ISBN-139780156180351
eBay Product ID (ePID)52185
Product Key Features
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCity in History : Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
Publication Year1968
SubjectGeneral, Sociology / Urban
FeaturesReprint
TypeNot Available
AuthorLewis Mumford
Subject AreaReference, Social Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN61-007689
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsLewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he viewed as the dehumanizing aspects of the metropolitan trend, which he deemed "a world of professional illusionists and their credulous victims." (In another typically unrestrained criticism, he dubbed the Pentagon a Bronze Age monument to humanity's basest impulses, as well as an "effete and worthless baroque conceit.") Mumford hoped for a rediscovery of urban principles that emphasized humanity's organic relationship to its environment. The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s.
Grade FromNinth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal301.36
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. A definitive classic, Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence ??--?? from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce ??--?? to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization., The city's development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. "One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century" (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations., WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. A definitive classic, Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence -- from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce -- to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. Mumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today. The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s.
LC Classification NumberHT111
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