The City in History
Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
Lewis Mumfort
Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
Lewis Mumfort
- Auteur(s)
- Lewis Mumfort
- Uitgever
- San Diego ; New York ; London : Harcourt,
- Omvang
- 657 p., geïllustreerd, 20 cm.
- ISBN
- 0156180359
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 (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he viewed as the dehumanizing aspects of the metropolitan trend.
