By Andrew Lees
The town: an international heritage tells the tale of the increase and improvement of city facilities from precedent days to the twenty-first century. It starts off with the institution of the 1st towns within the close to East within the fourth millennium BCE, and is going directly to study city development within the Indus River Valley in India, in addition to Egypt and parts that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out both
As the commercial Revolution swept via within the 19th century, towns grew quickly. Their growth ended in a slew of social difficulties and political disruptions, however it was once observed by means of extraordinary measures designed to enhance city existence. in the meantime, colonial towns bore the imprint of eu imperialism. eventually, the ebook turns to the years given that 1914, guided by way of a number of subject matters: the influence of battle and revolution; city reconstruction after 1945; migration out of many towns within the usa into becoming suburbs; and the explosive development of "megacities" within the constructing global. --Amazon Read more...
summary: town: an international background tells the tale of the increase and improvement of city facilities from precedent days to the twenty-first century. It starts off with the institution of the 1st towns within the close to East within the fourth millennium BCE, and is going directly to study city progress within the Indus River Valley in India, in addition to Egypt and parts that bordered the Mediterranean Sea. Athens, Alexandria, and Rome stand out either politically and culturally. With the autumn of the Roman Empire within the West, eu towns entered right into a lengthy interval of waning and deterioration. yet somewhere else, nice cities-among them, Constantinople, Baghdad, Chang'an, and Tenochtitlán-thrived. within the past due center a while and the Early sleek interval, city progress resumed in Europe, giving upward push to towns like Florence, Paris, and London. This city progress additionally sped up in elements of the realm that got here less than eu regulate, reminiscent of Philadelphia within the nascent United States
As the commercial Revolution swept via within the 19th century, towns grew quickly. Their growth led to a slew of social difficulties and political disruptions, however it used to be followed by means of extraordinary measures designed to enhance city lifestyles. in the meantime, colonial towns bore the imprint of ecu imperialism. eventually, the booklet turns to the years because 1914, guided by way of a couple of topics: the influence of conflict and revolution; city reconstruction after 1945; migration out of many towns within the usa into transforming into suburbs; and the explosive development of "megacities" within the constructing global. --Amazon
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Among the many cities he named after himself, Alexandria (founded in 332 BCE as a port city in northern Egypt) shined as the leader of urban life in the Western world. With a population of between 200,000 and 500,000 inhabitants in ancient times, Alexandria exceeded Rome in size, wealth, and splendor between the third and first centuries BCE. It served as the capital of a kingdom Great Cit ies 19 ruled by the Greek Ptolemies (including the Empress Cleopatra) until the area was conquered by the Romans in 30 BCE.
These culminated in Athenian defeat in 404 BCE. ” Athens never regained its former importance. In 338 BCE, Athens experienced another defeat, this time at the hands of Philip II, who was the ruler of the Greek kingdom of Macedon. Athens now came under foreign rule (becoming part of the Roman Empire in 146 BCE). The fourth century nonetheless witnessed a continuing output of a high order in the areas of literature and philosophy. The comic poet Aristophanes continued to write works for the stage that contained heavy doses of political and social satire up until his death in 388 BCE.
Living in stone or adobe communal houses that were often built on top of one another in cliffs by the end of the first millennium CE, residents of such places created densely populated villages by the end of the fifteenth century. 44 Th e C i t y : A Wo r l d H i s t o r y Chapter 4 Capitals, Culture, Colonization, and Revolution, 1500–1800 I n the early modern period, Europe’s capital cities expanded rapidly as political centralization redounded to their benefit. As monarchs and nation-states gained power at the expense of competing men and forces, state formation (as well as economic advances) encouraged urban growth.