City

A Guidebook for the Urban Age

Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, History
Cover of the book City by P.D. Smith, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: P.D. Smith ISBN: 9781608197064
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: Bloomsbury Press Language: English
Author: P.D. Smith
ISBN: 9781608197064
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: Bloomsbury Press
Language: English

For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000 years. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers.

City is the ultimate handbook for the archetypal city and contains main sections on 'History', 'Customs and Language', 'Districts', 'Transport', 'Money', 'Work', 'Tourist Sites', 'Shops and markets', 'Nightlife', etc., and mini-essays on anything and everything from Babel, Tenochtitlán and Ellis Island to Beijing, Mumbai and New York, and from boulevards, suburbs, shanty towns and favelas, to skylines, urban legends and the sacred. Drawing on a wide range of examples from cities across the world and throughout history, it explores the reasons why people first built cities and why urban populations are growing larger every year.

City is illustrated throughout with a range of photographs, maps and other illustrations.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

For the first time in the history of the planet, more than half the population - 3.3 billion people - are now living in cities. Two hundred years ago only 3 per cent of the world's population were urbanites, a figure that had remained fairly stable (give or take the occasional plague) for about 1000 years. By 2030, 60 per cent of us will be urban dwellers.

City is the ultimate handbook for the archetypal city and contains main sections on 'History', 'Customs and Language', 'Districts', 'Transport', 'Money', 'Work', 'Tourist Sites', 'Shops and markets', 'Nightlife', etc., and mini-essays on anything and everything from Babel, Tenochtitlán and Ellis Island to Beijing, Mumbai and New York, and from boulevards, suburbs, shanty towns and favelas, to skylines, urban legends and the sacred. Drawing on a wide range of examples from cities across the world and throughout history, it explores the reasons why people first built cities and why urban populations are growing larger every year.

City is illustrated throughout with a range of photographs, maps and other illustrations.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Great Men in the Second World War by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Dolphin and Snipe Aces of World War 1 by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book The Cultural Left and the Reagan Era by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book French Warship Crews 1789–1805 by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book RSPB Handbook of the Seashore by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Thieves Like Us by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Fashion and Cultural Studies by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Weekend Societies by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book The Tyranny of Opinion by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Burning by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book The Insiders by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Survivor Transitional Narratives of Nazi-Era Destruction by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Bad Samaritans by P.D. Smith
Cover of the book Killing the Enemy by P.D. Smith
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy