The Great Cities in History - John Julius Norwich
The Great Cities in History - John Julius Norwich Today, the majority of people in the world live in cities. But how did we get here?From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global…
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The Great Cities in History - John Julius Norwich
Today, the majority of people in the world live in cities. But how did we get here?From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, this book explores how great cities have marked the development of human civilization. The implications and challenges associated with this fact are enormous.
After visiting some of the astounding cities of the first millennium--Damascus, Baghdad, Teotihuacan, and Tikal--the book journeys to the medieval world, seeing the rise of powerful cities such as Palermo and Paris in Europe, Benin in Africa, and Angkor in Southeast Asia. Now available in paperback, The Great Cities in History tells the remarkable stories of these cities, beginning with the earliest, from Uruk and Memphis to Jerusalem and Alexandria. The last two sections cover the early modern world up to contemporary cities such as London, New