City in History（ISBN=9780156180351）

standing work almost from the moment of publication.Beginning with a groundbreaking interpretation of the ori-gin and nature of the city Lewis Mumford follows the city's developmentfrom Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece Rome and the MiddleAges to the modern world. Instead of accepting the destiny of the city asthe tendencies to metropolitan congestion suburban sprawl and socialdisintegration, Mumford outlines an order integrating technical facilitieswith biological needs and social norms. As compelling as it is compre-hensive Mumfords award-winning work "is far more than the study ofurban culture through the ages. It is a revitalization of civilizations( Kirkus Reviews).

PREFACE
SANCTUARY,  VILLAGE,  AND  STRONGHOLD   
THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE CITY 
ANCESTRAL  FORMS  AND  PATTERNS
THE NATURE OF THE ANCIENT CITY
EMERGENCE OF THE POLI$ 
CITIZEN VERSUS IDEAL CITY 
HELLENISTIC ABSOLUTISM AND URBANITY 
MEGALOPOLIS INTO NECROPOLIS 
CLOISTER AND COMMUNITY 
MEDIEVAL  URBAN  HOUSEKEEPINg3   
MEDIEVAL  DISRUPTIONS,  MODERN  ANTICIPATIONS  
THE  STRUCTURE  OF  BAROQUE  POWER   
COURT, PARADE, AND CAPITAL 
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION AND URBAN DISSOLUTION
PALEOTECHNIC PARADISE: COKETOWN
SUBURBIA--AND BEYOND 
THE MYTH OF MEI3ALOPOLIS
RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
BIBLIOGRAPHY 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX