Entrée principale:

Vance, James E., author.

Titre et auteur:

The continuing city : urban morphology in Western civilization / James E. Vance, Jr.

Édition:

Rev. ed. : This scene of man.

Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.
©1990

Description:

xiv, 534 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Revised edition of: This scene of man. c1977.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: urban morphogenesis -- 2. The gods look down: the classical city -- 3. The disintegration into feudalism and the dawn of freedom -- 4. The expression of liberalism: the face of the medieval city -- 5. A town for everyman: the late-medieval Bastide -- 6. The prince's capital and the merchant's town -- 7. The revolution of economy and evolution of the city: urban morphogenesis in the industrial age -- 8. Urban form in the modern world: the emergence of the complex city, 1845-1945 -- 9. Urban morphogenesis since 1945: the rise of the complex city.

Résumé:

"We shape our houses but then they shape us." Winston Churchill said it, but James Vance explains it in the updated edition of his classic study of urban geography. The Continuing City focuses on the morphology of the city -- its physical form and structure -- and its power to influence the culture, society, and the day-to-day lives of inhabitants. Without endorsing rigid environmentalism, Vance's text offers a counterpoint to behavioral explanations of history by examining the city as a social phenomenon and cultural force. Although the physical remains of the past are often seen only as works of art, they are also revealing documents. The city is a living alternative to the historical record, one that is unedited by artists and chroniclers. Vance explains the significance of the "morphogenesis" of the city in Western civilization from its ceremonial and administrative function in the ancient world, through its decline with the rise of feudalism, to its reemergence as a commercial center in the late Middle Ages, and its continuing evolution in the modern era. He also explores the city's impact on social structure, demography, technology, mercantile economics, political power, religious and intellectual institutions, styles of art and architecture, and other topics.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0801838010 (alk. paper)
9780801838019 (alk. paper)
0801838029 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780801838026 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Cities and towns History.
Civilization, Western.
Cities and towns Growth History.
City planning History.
Villes Histoire.
Civilisation occidentale.
Villes Croissance Histoire.
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns Growth.
City planning.
Urban planning.

Classification/genre:

History.

Vedettes secondaires:

Vance, James E. This scene of man.

Urban morphology in Western civilization

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main related ephemera 293475
Cote: BIB 238153
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 293321
Cote: BIB 238153
Statut: Disponible