Cities : the first 6,000 years

1. Verfasser: Smith, Monica L. (Monica Louise) , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York : Viking, [2019]
Umfang/Format: 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780735223677
073522367X
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Why cities?
  • City life, past and present
  • How to dig an ancient city
  • Before cities, there was ...
  • Urban building blocks
  • Infrastructure holds things up
  • The harmony of consumption
  • The mojo of the middle class
  • Anxiety, risk, and middle-class life
  • A world of cities
  • The next 6,000 years.