The City in History : : its Origins, its Transformations, and its Prospects
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Sanctuary, village, and stronghold -- Crystallization of the city -- Ancestral forms and patterns -- Nature of the ancient city -- Emergence of the polis -- Citizen versus ideal city -- Hellenistic absolutism and urbanity -- Megalopolis into necropolis -- Cloister and community -- Medieval urban housekeeping -- Medieval disruptions, modern anticipations -- Structure of baroque power -- Court, parade, and capital -- Commercial expansion and urban dissolution -- Paleotechnic paradise: Coketown -- Suburbia--and beyond -- Myth of megalopolis -- Retrospect and prospect.
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A Harvest book.
PUBLISHED
San Diego : Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1989.
Year Published: 1989
Description: 657 p., 64 p. of plates : ill. 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0156180359
9780156180351
SUBJECTS
Cities and towns -- History.