TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kotkin, Joel.
TI  - The city: a global history 
SN  - 9780297646853 (hbk.)
U1  - 307.7609 KOT 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : places sacred, safe, and busy
Ch. 1. Sacred origins
Ch. 2. Projections of power - the rise of the imperial city
Ch. 3. The first commercial capitals
Ch. 4. The Greek achievement
Ch. 5. Rome - the first megacity
Ch. 6. The eclipse of the classical city
Ch. 7. The Islamic archipelago
Ch. 8. Cities of the Middle Kingdom
Ch. 9. Opportunity lost
Ch. 10. Europe's urban renaissance
Ch. 11. Cities of mammon
Ch. 12. The Anglo-American urban revolution
Ch. 13. Industrialism and its discontents
Ch. 14. The search for a "better city"
Ch. 15. Suburbia triumphant
Ch. 16. The postcolonial dilemma
Ch. 17. "Queens of the further east"
Conclusion : the urban future
N2  - "Despite their infinite variety, all cities essentially serve three purposes: spiritual, political, and economic. Kotkin follows the progression of the city from the early religious centers of Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China to the imperial centers of the classical era, through the rise of the Islamic city and the European commercial capitals, ending with today's post-industrial suburban metropolis." "Looking at cities in the twenty-first century, Kotkin discusses the effects of developments such as shifting demographics and emerging technologies. He also considers the effects of terrorism - how the religious and cultural struggles of the present pose the greatest challenge to the urban future."--BOOK JACKET
UR  - http://openisbn.com/isbn/0297646850/
ER  -