The city in history :
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990.
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / Lewis Mumford. - [1st ed.] - New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ©1961. - xi, 657 p. : plates, maps. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-634) and index.
1 Sanctuary, Village, and Stronghold 3 --
2 The Crystallization of the City 29 --
3 Ancestral Forms and Patterns 55 --
4 The Nature of the Ancient City 94 --
5 Emergence of the Polis 119 --
6 Citizen Versus Ideal City 158 --
7 Hellenistic Absolutism and Urbanity 183 --
8 Megalopolis into Necropolis 205 --
9 Cloister and Community 243 --
10 Medieval Urban Housekeeping 281 --
11 Medieval Disruptions, Modern Anticipations 315 --
12 The Structure of Baroque Power 344 --
13 Court, Parade, and Capital 375 --
14 Commercing Expansion and Urban Dissolution 410 --
15 Paleotechnic Paradise: Coketown 446 --
16 Suburbia--And Beyond 482 --
17 The Myth of Megalopolis 525 --
18 Retrospect and Prospect 568.
The citys̕ development from ancient times to the modern age.
9780156180351 (pbk.) $29.00
61007689
Cities and towns--History.
City planning--History.
307.7609 MUM / 007482
The city in history : its origins, its transformations, and its prospects / Lewis Mumford. - [1st ed.] - New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ©1961. - xi, 657 p. : plates, maps. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-634) and index.
1 Sanctuary, Village, and Stronghold 3 --
2 The Crystallization of the City 29 --
3 Ancestral Forms and Patterns 55 --
4 The Nature of the Ancient City 94 --
5 Emergence of the Polis 119 --
6 Citizen Versus Ideal City 158 --
7 Hellenistic Absolutism and Urbanity 183 --
8 Megalopolis into Necropolis 205 --
9 Cloister and Community 243 --
10 Medieval Urban Housekeeping 281 --
11 Medieval Disruptions, Modern Anticipations 315 --
12 The Structure of Baroque Power 344 --
13 Court, Parade, and Capital 375 --
14 Commercing Expansion and Urban Dissolution 410 --
15 Paleotechnic Paradise: Coketown 446 --
16 Suburbia--And Beyond 482 --
17 The Myth of Megalopolis 525 --
18 Retrospect and Prospect 568.
The citys̕ development from ancient times to the modern age.
9780156180351 (pbk.) $29.00
61007689
Cities and towns--History.
City planning--History.
307.7609 MUM / 007482