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Cities

Author: John Reader
Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, ©2004.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Reader
ISBN: 0871138980 9780871138989
OCLC Number: 58604900
Notes: Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 2004.
Description: xviii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: First impressions -- How did it begin? -- Where did it begin? -- Common threads -- War, Greece, and Rome -- The works of giants mouldereth away -- In the name of God and for profit -- Prince's capital and merchants' city -- By what complicated wheels -- The city found wanting -- The impact of numbers -- Cities built on water -- Turn to the Sun -- Eternal problems -- The greatness of princes -- Capturing the horizon -- "The city here, complete" -- Accomodating politics -- Visions and opportunities -- We tread too heavily.
Responsibility: John Reader.

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