The City - A World History

Zusatztext [Lees'] greatly successful and accessible work on this massive subject is critical ... Readers will greatly appreciate the illustrations and maps! as well as the accompanying chronology! further reading! and websites. Squarely aimed at undergraduates! general readers also certainly would profit from the book's broad sweep and fascinating examples ... Highly recommended. Informationen zum Autor Distinguished Professor of History, Rutgers University - Camden Klappentext The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in the ancient Near East, and traces urban growth and its effects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Zusammenfassung The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in the ancient Near East, and traces urban growth and its effects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Lees, Andrew (Distinguished Professor of History Lees
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2015
• EAN: 9780199859528
• ISBN: 978-0-19-985952-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 245 mm x 10 mm
• Series: New Oxford World History; Print on Demand; New Oxford World History
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs