11 edition of The city in American history. found in the catalog.
Published
1969
by Allen and Unwin, Barnes and Noble in London, New York
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Series | Historical problems: studies and documents, 9 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HT123 .M215 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xii, 229 p. |
| Number of Pages | 229 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4056321M |
| ISBN 10 | 0389010251 |
| LC Control Number | 79452038 |
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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 s.
About the Author Lewis Mumford () was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in Cited by: Cities in American history Hardcover – January 1, by Kenneth T Jackson (Editor), Stanley K.
Schultz (Editor)Format: Hardcover. This book is what it says it is, "The City in History". Starting in the neolithic era, Mumford marches through all of recorded time and place (place being limited to the Near East, Greece, Rome, Europe and America) to bring, you, the reader, his thoughts on the role and "prospects" of the city/5.
THE CITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY By ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER "The true point of view in the history of this nation is not the Atlantic Coast," declared Frederick Jackson Turner in his famous paper of"it is the Grea.t West." Professor Turner had.
The distillation of years of research, study, reflection and writing — and the fulfillment of the promise of The Culture of Cities, The City in History will challenge, disturb and inform all who come to grips with its thesis and development. Virtually, here- through the central theme of the city- is world : Lewis Mumford.
Lewis Mumford () was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in He is the author of The City in History, The Culture of Cities, Condition of Man, Interpretations and Forecasts, and Sketches from Life.4/5(4).
A fresh, original history of America’s national narratives, told through the loss, recovery, and rise of one influential Puritan sermon from to the present day In this illuminating book, Abram C.
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The history is pretty ordinary, the analysis pretty obvious (cities originated in order to facilitate religion, security and trade) and the conclusions, that the city is a necessary element in future human progress and must be strengthened and preserved, are simply wrong.2/5.
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