The City in History

Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects

By: Lewis Mumford

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Paperback | 23 October 1968

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. A definitive classic, Lewis Mumford''s massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence — from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce — to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization.
Mumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today.
The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s.

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Preface	p. xi
Sanctuary, Village, and Stronghold	p. 3
The Crystallization of the City	p. 29
Ancestral Forms and Patterns	p. 55
The Nature of the Ancient City	p. 94
Emergence of the Polis	p. 119
Citizen Versus Ideal City	p. 158
Hellenistic Absolutism and Urbanity	p. 183
Megalopolis into Necropolis	p. 205
Cloister and Community	p. 243
Medieval Urban Housekeeping	p. 281
Medieval Disruptions, Modern Anticipations	p. 315
The Structure of Baroque Power	p. 344
Court, Parade, and Capital	p. 375
Commercing Expansion and Urban Dissolution	p. 410
Paleotechnic Paradise: Coketown	p. 446
Suburbia--And Beyond	p. 482
The Myth of Megalopolis	p. 525
Retrospect and Prospect	p. 568
Bibliography	p. 579
Acknowledgments	p. 635
Index	p. 637
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