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European Cities and Towns
Peter Clark
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Description for European Cities and Towns
Paperback. Examines and explains the waves of urbanization across Europe from the fall of the Roman empire to the dawn of the 21st century, covering the whole of Europe, north and south, east and west, and looking at urban trends, the urban economy, social developments, cultural life, and governance. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Since the Middle Ages Europe has been one of the most urbanized continents on the planet and Europe's cities have firmly stamped their imprint on the continent's economic, social, political, and cultural life. This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual communities on the roller coaster of European urbanization. Taking a wide-angled view of the continent that embraces northern and eastern Europe as well as the city systems of the Mediterranean ... Read more
Since the Middle Ages Europe has been one of the most urbanized continents on the planet and Europe's cities have firmly stamped their imprint on the continent's economic, social, political, and cultural life. This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual communities on the roller coaster of European urbanization. Taking a wide-angled view of the continent that embraces northern and eastern Europe as well as the city systems of the Mediterranean ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
661g
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198700548
SKU
V9780198700548
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About Peter Clark
Peter Clark is Professor of European Urban History at the University of Helsinki. Educated at Oxford, he was previously professor at the University of Leicester, where he was Director of the Centre for Urban History. In 1989 he helped found the European Association for Urban History.
Reviews for European Cities and Towns
[A] scholarly yet very readable work
PD Smith, The Guardian
A first-rate study that is clearly written and well aware of the strengths and problems of the urban experience.
Jeremy Black, History
An exceptional book. Clark's narrative is refreshingly divorced from the common 'Atlantic-centric' perspective, his subject knowledge awe-inspiring, and his prose clear and engaging. It ... Read more
PD Smith, The Guardian
A first-rate study that is clearly written and well aware of the strengths and problems of the urban experience.
Jeremy Black, History
An exceptional book. Clark's narrative is refreshingly divorced from the common 'Atlantic-centric' perspective, his subject knowledge awe-inspiring, and his prose clear and engaging. It ... Read more