The City in Time and Space

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Throughout the book, he emphasizes the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.

• ISBN bar code 9780521784320 ξ1 registered September 21 2015
  
• ISBN bar code 9780521784320 ξ2 registered August 15 2012
  
• Product category is Book

This ambitious study treats urbanization and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Professor Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centers of ancient, medieval and modern cities. Drawing on an historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanization in the contemporary period of globalization. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.

^ Aidan Southall (1998). The City in Time and Space ISBN 9780521784320 (revised Oct 2015)
^ Aidan William Southall (2012). 9780521784320, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521784320 (revised May 2014)