TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reader,John
TI  - Cities
SN  - 0802142737 (pbk.)
U1  - 307.76 REA 23
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Grove Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - History
N1  - Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-341) and index; 1. First impressions
2. How did it begin?
3. Where did it begin?
4. Common threads
5. War, Greece and Rome
6. The works of giants mouldereth away
7. In the name of God and for profit
8. Prince's capital and merchants' city
9. By what complicated wheels
10. The city found wanting
11. The impact of numbers
12. Cities built on water
13. Turn to the sun
14. Eternal problems
15. The greatness of princes
16. Capturing the horizon
17. 'The city here, complete'
18. Accommodating politics
19. Visions and opportunities
20. We tread too heavily
N2  - "In this book John Reader reveals how cities came to be, what made them thrive, how they declined, and how they remade themselves. He debunks long-held theories and shows that the first cities actually preceded and inspired the growth of farming, that trees grow better in cities, and that even though three thousand years separated Imperial Rome from the Sumerian cities, evidence shows that their everyday lives were similar and had something in common with our lives today. Investigating cities' parasitic relationship with the countryside, the webs of trade, and how they feed and water themselves and dispose of their wastes, Reader proves a marvelous tour guide through these "defining artifacts of civilization.""--BOOK JACKET
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