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City: A Guidebook For The Urban Age

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City: A Guidebook For The Urban Age

by P. D. Smith

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Synopsis

For the first time in the history of our planet, more than half the population-3.3 billion people-is now living in cities. <I>City</I> is the ultimate guidebook to our urban centers-the signature unit of human civilization. With erudite prose and carefully chosen illustrations, this unique work of metatourism explores what cities are and how they work. It covers history, customs and language, districts, transport, money, work, shops and markets, and tourist sites, creating a fantastically detailed portrait of the city through history and into the future.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>The urban explorer will revel in essays on downtowns, suburbs, shantytowns and favelas, graffiti, skylines, crime, the theater, street food, sport, eco-cities, and sacred sites, as well as mini essays on the Tower of Babel, flash mobs, ghettos, skateboarding, and SimCity, among many others. Drawing on a vast range of examples from across the world and throughout history, <I>City </I>is extensively illustrated with full-color photographs, maps, and other images. Acclaimed author and independent scholar P. D. Smith explores what it was like to live in the first cities, how they have evolved, and why in the future, cities will play an even greater role in human life.

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ISBN:
9781408811207
Category:
General
Format:
EPUB
Publication Date:
2012-05-10
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Language:
en
KoboId: 987b29e657664ac9aab9ea95b2e0ed78

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