City: A Global History

Joel Kotkin
Publisher: Modern Library
April 1 2005
EAN: 9780679603368
ISBN: 0679603360
Synopsis: A dramatic history of cities and of urban life ranges from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, tracing the evolution of the city from its religious roots in antiquity, to the rise of the classical city and later commercial city-empires, to the industrial urban environment, to the post-industrial, suburban environment of the present day. 18,000