Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / by Lewis Mumford - San Diego : Harcourt, 1989 - xi, 657 p., 64 p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm - A Harvest book .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Sanctuary, village, and stronghold -- Crystallization of the city -- Ancestral forms and patterns -- 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 -- Structure of baroque power -- Court, parade, and capital -- Commercial expansion and urban dissolution -- Paleotechnic paradise: Coketown -- Suburbia--and beyond -- Myth of megalopolis -- Retrospect and prospect
0156180359 9780156180351
Cities and towns--History
HT111 / .M8 1989
307.7609 MU.C 1989 / 02613
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / by Lewis Mumford - San Diego : Harcourt, 1989 - xi, 657 p., 64 p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm - A Harvest book .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Sanctuary, village, and stronghold -- Crystallization of the city -- Ancestral forms and patterns -- 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 -- Structure of baroque power -- Court, parade, and capital -- Commercial expansion and urban dissolution -- Paleotechnic paradise: Coketown -- Suburbia--and beyond -- Myth of megalopolis -- Retrospect and prospect
0156180359 9780156180351
Cities and towns--History
HT111 / .M8 1989
307.7609 MU.C 1989 / 02613