World Cities in History. Urban Networks from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Dutch Empire, Hardback/***

Leon demonstrates, in vivid detail, how world cities and urban networks have shaped life over 6,000 years. Asking what it has meant for ordinary people to live in cities transformed by global forces, he offers a fresh, accessible reading of urban history in a compelling theoretical contribution to the field. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Joshua K. (Iona University, New York) Leon Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 346 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 26 Cover type: Hardback