Exploring the "morphogenesis" of the city in Western civilization, this new edition contains updated material, a new introduction, and additional illustrations.
James E. Vance, Jr., is emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include The Continuing City, also available from Johns Hopkins.
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A tour de force that few could rival... It manages to combine the functions of student textbook and library reference work, as well as being a natural addition to the study shelves of the professional urban morphologist. Progress in Human Geography
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PrefacePreface to the Original EditionChapter 1. Introduction: Urban MorphogenesisChapter 2. The Gods Look Down: The Classical CityChapter 3. The Disintegration Into Feudalism and the Dawn of FreedomChapter 4. The Expression of Liberalism: The Face of the Medieval CityChapter 5. A Town for Everyman: The Late-Medieval BastideChapter 6. The Prince's Capital and the Merchant's Town Chapter 7. The Revolution of Economy and Evolution of the City: Urban Morphogenesis in the Industrial AgeChapter 8. Urban Form in the Modern World: The Emergence of the Complex City, 1845–1945 Chapter 9. Urban Morphogenesis Since 1945: The Rise of the Complex CityIndex
