Cities, Capitalism and Civilization
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2006
Book
Hardback
174 pages
978-0-415-41774-7 (ISBN)
Description
Cities, Capitalism and Civilization looks at the character and distinctiveness of Western Civilization. R.J. Holton sets out to challenge the belief that cities and urban social classes have formed the main component of the advance of civilization, and the principle dynamic of Western capitalism.
This book was first published in 1986.
This book was first published in 1986.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-41774-7 (9780415417747)
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Person
R. J. Holton
Content
1. The city in Western culture 2. The city in social theory: some problems 3. Urbanist theories of transition to capitalism 4. A historical critique of urbanist theory 5. The Western city in comparative historical perspective 6. Cities and the problem of transition in long-term perspective