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Cities in civilisation : culture, innovation, and urban order (1998)

by Peter Hall

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Peter Hall's magnum opus is the result of 10 years research. It examines the history of cities and their role during millennia in the formation of civilisations throughout the world.
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This is an exhaustive collection of everything you ever wanted to know about the history of cities from ancient times through the beginning of the 21st-century. Lots of good info here and a good reference book for the shelf. ( )
  auldhouse | Sep 30, 2021 |
Cities and towns > History/Cities and towns > Growth > History/Civilization/City and town life
  Budzul | Jun 1, 2008 |
An assigned book for Architecture School, I read about half of it in bits and pieces.
  DCArchitect | Jul 26, 2007 |
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Cities in civilisation : culture, innovation, and urban order
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Athens, Greece
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
London, England, UK
Vienna, Austria (as Austro-Hungarian Empire)
Paris, France
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307.7609Social sciences › Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology › Communities › Specific kinds of communities › Urban communities › Biography And History

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HT111.H345Social sciences › Communities. Classes. Races › Communities. Classes. Races › Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology

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