The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects

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Apr, 1961
#History #Architecture

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The city’s development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. “One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century” (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.<br />

Number of Pages: 784

ISBN: 0156180359

ISBN-13: 9780156180351

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