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The City: A World History
The City: A World History
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  • A concise introduction that covers global urban history from 3000 BCE to the present
  • An accessible window into the full sweep of urban history

   
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 Tenochtitlan-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.

Index: 

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

About the author: 

Andrew Lees is Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, Camden.

"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

Product details

ISBN : 9780199859542

Author: 
Andrew Lees
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
163 x 234 mm
Pub date
Oct 2015
Series
New Oxford World History
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The City: A World History

The City: A World History

The City: A World History