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Introduction : places sacred, safe, and busy
Chronology
pt. 1. Origins : the rise of cities in a global context
1. Sacred origins
2. Projections of power, the rise of the imperial city
3. The first commercial capitals
pt. 2. Classical cities in Europe
4. The Greek achievement
5. Rome, the first megacity
6. The eclipse of the classical city
pt. 3. The Oriental epoch
7. The Islamic archipelago
8. Cities of the Middle Kingdom
9. Opportunity lost
pt. 4. Western cities reassert their primacy
10. Europe's urban Renaissance
11. Cities of mammon
pt. 5. The industrial city
12. The Anglo-American urban revolution
13. Industrialism and its discontents
pt. 6. The modern metropolis
14. The search for a "better city"
15. Suburbia triumphant
16. The postcolonial dilemma
17. "Queens of the further East"
Conclusion : the urban future.
Chronology
pt. 1. Origins : the rise of cities in a global context
1. Sacred origins
2. Projections of power, the rise of the imperial city
3. The first commercial capitals
pt. 2. Classical cities in Europe
4. The Greek achievement
5. Rome, the first megacity
6. The eclipse of the classical city
pt. 3. The Oriental epoch
7. The Islamic archipelago
8. Cities of the Middle Kingdom
9. Opportunity lost
pt. 4. Western cities reassert their primacy
10. Europe's urban Renaissance
11. Cities of mammon
pt. 5. The industrial city
12. The Anglo-American urban revolution
13. Industrialism and its discontents
pt. 6. The modern metropolis
14. The search for a "better city"
15. Suburbia triumphant
16. The postcolonial dilemma
17. "Queens of the further East"
Conclusion : the urban future.