The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and I

ISBN: 0156180359

Author: Mumford, Lewis

Condition: new

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. A definitive classic, Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence - from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce - to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization.Mumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today.The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s.