Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990,
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / by Lewis Mumford. - xi, 657 pages, 64 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. - A Harvest book . - Harvest book. .
Originally published: 1961.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-634) and index.
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 -- Hellenistic 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.
Winner of the National Book Award
9780156180351 0156180359
Cities and towns--History.
Urbanization.
Cities and towns--Social aspects.
HT111 / .M8 1989
307.76
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / by Lewis Mumford. - xi, 657 pages, 64 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. - A Harvest book . - Harvest book. .
Originally published: 1961.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-634) and index.
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 -- Hellenistic 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.
Winner of the National Book Award
9780156180351 0156180359
Cities and towns--History.
Urbanization.
Cities and towns--Social aspects.
HT111 / .M8 1989
307.76
