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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Oct 2006
Genre: History - General
Retail Price: $23.00
Pages: 256
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. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.