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The Oxford handbook of cities in world history
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of cities in world history / edited by Peter Clark.
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 13-1075 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Clark, Peter, 1944-
- Description
- xxix, 882 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time and raises many questions. How did global city systems evolve and interact in the past? How have historic urban patterns impacted on those of the contemporary world? And what were the key drivers in the roller-coaster of urban change over the millennia - market forces such as trade and industry? Rulers and governments? Competition and collaboration between cities? Or the urban environment and demographic forces? This pioneering comparative work by fifty leading scholars drawn from a range of disciplines offers the first detailed comparative study of urban development from ancient times to the present day. The Handbook explores not only the main trends in the growth of cities and towns across the world but also many of the essential themes in the making and remaking of the urban world."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Oxford handbooks
- Uniform Title
- Oxford handbooks.
- Alternative Title
- Handbook of cities in world history
- Cities in world history
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 13-1075
- ISBN
- 9780199589531
- 0199589534
- OCLC
- 794036027
- Title
- The Oxford handbook of cities in world history / edited by Peter Clark.
- Imprint
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Series
- Oxford handbooksOxford handbooks.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Clark, Peter, 1944-
- Research Call Number
- JFF 13-1075