Book
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / by Lewis Mumford.
The citys̕ development from ancient times to the modern age.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780156180351
- ISBN: 0156180359
- Physical Description: xi, 657, 64 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Publisher: San Diego : Harcout, Inc., 1989, 1961.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Harvest Book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-634) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sanctuary, village, and stronghold -- The crystallization of the city -- Ancestral forms and patterns -- The nature of the ancient city -- Emergence of the polis -- Citizen versus ideal city -- Helleinistic absolutism and urbanity -- Megalopolis into necropolis -- Cloister and community -- Medieval urban housekeeping -- Medieval disruptions, modern anticipations -- The structure of baroque power -- Court, parade, and capital -- Commercial expansion and urban dissolution -- Paleotechnic paradise : Coketown -- Suburbia-and beyond -- The myth of megalopolis -- Retrospect and prospect. |
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| Subject: | Cities and towns > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | HT 111 .M8 1989 | 30775305545197 | General Collection | Available | - |
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