An edition of The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
(1961)
The City in History
Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
by Lewis Mumford
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The city’s development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. “One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century” (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
August 1997, MJF Books
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The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
1989, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
1961, Harcourt, Brace & World
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The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects.
1961, Harcourt, Brace & World
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"What is the city?"
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"What is the city?"
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Examines the development and nature of the city from Egypt to Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and the Middle Ages to the modern world.
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