01895nam a2200193Ia 4500 TDMU_21555 210410s9999 xx 000 0 und d 900 C109 Clark, Peter Cities in world history Oxford Oxford University Press 2013 xxix, 882 p. "In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time and raises many questions. How did global city systems evolve and interact in the past? How have historic urban patterns impacted on those of the contemporary world? And what were the key drivers in the roller-coaster of urban change over the millennia - market forces such as trade and industry? Rulers and governments? Competition and collaboration between cities? Or the urban environment and demographic forces? This pioneering comparative work by fifty leading scholars drawn from a range of disciplines offers the first detailed comparative study of urban development from ancient times to the present day. The Handbook explores not only the main trends in the growth of cities and towns across the world but also many of the essential themes in the making and remaking of the urban world."--Provided by publisher.; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Early cities -- Part II. Pre-modern cities -- Part III. Modern and contemporary cities Cities and towns History; City and town life History; Urbanization History; Đô thị hóa Lịch sử; Lịch sử Thành phố và thị trấn; Lịch sử Cuộc sống đô thị http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=21555 Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một