02334nam 2200601 450 991046093240332120200520144314.00-19-026742-90-19-985953-1(CKB)3710000000456270(EBL)2121290(OCoLC)916951621(SSID)ssj0001530348(PQKBManifestationID)12607875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530348(PQKBWorkID)11530142(PQKB)11388179(MiAaPQ)EBC2121290(Au-PeEL)EBL2121290(CaPaEBR)ebr11083801(CaONFJC)MIL818457(EXLCZ)99371000000045627020150811h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe city a world history /Andrew LeesNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (161 p.)New Oxford World HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-985952-3 0-19-985954-X Includes bibliographical references and index.The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with the establishment of the first cities in the Near East in the fourth millennium BCE, and goes on to examine urban growth in the Indus River Valley in India, as well as Egypt and areas that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out both politically and culturally. With the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, European cities entered into a long period of waning and deterioration. But elsewhere, great cities-among themNew Oxford world history.Cities and townsHistoryCities and townsGrowthHistoryElectronic books.Cities and townsHistory.Cities and townsGrowthHistory.307.7609Lees Andrew1940-782971MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460932403321The city2171043UNINA