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The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the establishment of the first cities in the Near East in the fourth millennium BCE, and goes on to examine urban growth in the Indus River Valley in India, as well as Egypt and areas that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out both politically and culturally. With the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, European cities entered into a long period of waning and deterioration. But elsewhere, great cities-among them, Constantinople, Baghdad, Chang'an, and Tenochtitlán-thrived. In the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, urban growth resumed in Europe, giving rise to cities like Florence, Paris, and London. This urban growth also accelerated in parts of the world that came under European control, such as Philadelphia in the nascent United States. As the Industrial Revolution swept through in the nineteenth century, cities grew rapidly. Their expansion resulted in a slew of social problems and political disruptions, but it was accompanied by impressive measures designed to improve urban life. Meanwhile, colonial cities bore the imprint of European imperialism. Finally, the book turns to the years since 1914, guided by a few themes: the impact of war and revolution; urban reconstruction after 1945; migration out of many cities in the United States into growing suburbs; and the explosive growth of "megacities" in the developing world.

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9780199859528 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, October 7, 2015, cover price $74.00

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9780199859542 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 7, 2015, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century.

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Product Description: A narrative nonfictional account of the unique city of Liverpool written by a flâneur rather than a historian, with special emphasis on the long-suppressed influence of black cultureScousers believe they live in a special place, one that has more in common with Salvador da Bahia, New Orleans, or Gdansk than anywhere in England, and the city has always punched above its weight...read more

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9781845967260 | Mainstream, August 31, 2011, cover price $32.95 | About this edition: Scousers believe they live in a special place, one that has more in common with Salvador da Bahia, New Orleans or Gdansk than anywhere in England, and the city has always punched above its weight.

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9781780575483, titled "Hurricane Port: A Social History of Liverpool" | Mainstream, August 1, 2012, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A narrative nonfictional account of the unique city of Liverpool written by a flâneur rather than a historian, with special emphasis on the long-suppressed influence of black cultureScousers believe they live in a special place, one that has more in common with Salvador da Bahia, New Orleans, or Gdansk than anywhere in England, and the city has always punched above its weight.

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9780521839365 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, January 14, 2008), cover price $105.00

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9780521548229 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, January 31, 2008), cover price $39.99

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Product Description: Cities, Sin, and Social Reform in Imperial Germany breaks new ground in the history of social thought and action in Imperial Germany, focusing on socially liberal efforts to counteract perceived problems in the area of moral behavior...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780472112586 | Univ of Michigan Pr, June 1, 2002, cover price $95.00 | About this edition: Cities, Sin, and Social Reform in Imperial Germany breaks new ground in the history of social thought and action in Imperial Germany, focusing on socially liberal efforts to counteract perceived problems in the area of moral behavior.

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Product Description: "This is a serious and valuable contribution to the vast literature of urbanism." -Journal of European Studies Although the social and economic aspects of modern urbanization are readily apparent, the impact of city growth on ideas and attitudes rarely receives the attention it deserves...read more

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9780719018343 | Reprint edition (Manchester Univ Pr, April 1, 1991), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: "This is a serious and valuable contribution to the vast literature of urbanism.

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9780669959925 | D C Heath & Co, October 1, 1976, cover price $13.33 | About this edition: Book by

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Product Description: THE PROBLEM AND THE APPROACH The abortive revolutions of 1848 have been widely regarded by historians as a watershed not only in the political but also in the intellectual de­ velopment of modem Europe. Before 1848, according to the traditional view, the prevalent climate of opinion was idealistic, hopeful, humane, and progressive...read more

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9789024716388 | Kluwer Academic Pub, October 1, 1974, cover price $99.00 | About this edition: THE PROBLEM AND THE APPROACH The abortive revolutions of 1848 have been widely regarded by historians as a watershed not only in the political but also in the intellectual de­ velopment of modem Europe.

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