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100			_aKotkin, Joel.
245	4	4	_aThe city : _ba global history / _cJoel Kotkin.
246			_aGlobal history of city
260			_aLondon : _bWeidenfeld and Nicolson, _c2005.
300			_axxvii, 218 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction : 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.
520			_a"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.
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650		0	_aCities and towns _xHistory.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://openisbn.com/isbn/0297646850/
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