![]() ![]() ![]() Table of contents : Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Special Features Preface About the Authors Part I Understanding the City Its Evolution Chapter 1 Exploring the City Why Study the City? Deciding What is “Urban” The Urban Transformation Urbanization as a Process Levels of Urbanization Urbanism as a Way of Life The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives The City in History The Emergence of Urban Sociology Geography and Spatial Perspectives Critical Urban Theory: The City and Capitalism Urban Places and Behavior International Comparisons: The City and Culture The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities The City in Global Perspective The Quality of City Life Discussion Questions Internet Activity Chapter 2 Evolution of the World’s Cities Urban Origins Archaeology: Digging the Early City The First Permanent Settlements The City Emerges City-States and Urban Empires Mesopotamia and North Africa The Indus Region China The Americas Summary: Traits of Early Cities Crete and Greece Rome Decline: The Middle Ages Revival: Medieval and Renaissance Cities The Rise of Modern Cities Case Study: London-The History of a World City Beginnings: 55 B.C.E.–1066 C.E. ![]()
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