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Cities in civilization : culture, innovation, and urban order

Peter Hall

(A Phoenix Giant paperback)

Phoenix Giant, 1999

Pbk. ed.

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1st published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998

Bibliography (p. [1051]-1134)

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Peter Hall explores the history of cities and their role in the development of civilization, from the cultural crucibles of Athens in the sixth century BC and Florence in the fifteenth century through the industrial innovations of Manchester, cotton and steam, and Palo Alto, computing, to the city as freeway, Los Angeles.

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  • NCID
    BA47791832
  • ISBN
    • 0753808153
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 1169 p., [48] p. of plates
  • Size
    24 cm.
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