This ambitious study treats urbanization and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Professor Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centers of ancient, medieval and modern cities. Drawing on an historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanization in the contemporary period of globalization. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.
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"Ambitious in its broad sweep and written both elegantly and insightfully, this book aims to trace the long and complex thread of urbanism over the past eight millennia." Choice
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This ambitious study treats urbanisation and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Professor Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centres of ancient medieval and modern cities. Drawing on an historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanisation in the contemporary period of globalisation. Throughout the book, he emphasises the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.
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Chapter 1 recognizes the deepening urban crisis, rehearsed almost daily in press and media. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pristine cities, production syndrome, segmentary state, urban anthropology, redistributive economy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Third World, World War, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Ibn Khaldun, New England, Far East, Old World, First World, Latin American, Abu Bakr, Black Death, East End, West Indies, Grand Canal, New Spain, North Africa, North American, Tepe Yahya, Cape Town, Muhammad Ali, New Orleans New!
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Chapter 1 recognizes the deepening urban crisis, rehearsed almost daily in press and media. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pristine cities, production syndrome, segmentary state, urban anthropology, redistributive economy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Third World, World War, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Ibn Khaldun, New England, Far East, Old World, First World, Latin American, Abu Bakr, Black Death, East End, West Indies, Grand Canal, New Spain, North Africa, North American, Tepe Yahya, Cape Town, Muhammad Ali, New Orleans New!
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