R. J. Holton

Cities, Capitalism and Civilization

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Cities, Capitalism and Civilization looks at the character and distinctiveness of Western Civilization. R.J. Holton sets out to challenge the belief that cities and urban social classes have formed the main component of the advance of civilization, and the principle dynamic of Western capitalism. This book was first published in 1986.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 275g
• ISBN-13: 9780415846561
• ISBN-10: 0415846560
• Artikelnr.: 37085330

Autorenporträt

R. J. Holton

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The city in Western culture
Chapter 2 The city in social theory: some problems
Chapter 3 Urbanist theories of transition to capitalism
Chapter 4 A historical critique of urbanist theory
Chapter 5 The Western city in comparative historical perspective
Chapter 6 Cities and the problem of transition in long-term perspective