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The Continuing City

Urban Morphology in Western Civilization

James E. Vance Jr.

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Exploring the "morphogenesis" of the city in Western civilization, this new edition contains updated material, a new introduction, and additional illustrations.

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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.

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Available
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6.75
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9.75
Pages
552
ISBN
9780801838026
Table of Contents

Preface
Preface to the Original Edition
Chapter 1. Introduction: Urban Morphogenesis
Chapter 2. The Gods Look Down: The Classical City
Chapter 3. The Disintegration Into Feudalism and the Dawn of Freedom
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Preface
Preface to the Original Edition
Chapter 1. Introduction: Urban Morphogenesis
Chapter 2. The Gods Look Down: The Classical City
Chapter 3. The Disintegration Into Feudalism and the Dawn of Freedom
Chapter 4. The Expression of Liberalism: The Face of the Medieval City
Chapter 5. A Town for Everyman: The Late-Medieval Bastide
Chapter 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 Age
Chapter 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 City
Index

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James E. Vance, Jr.

James E. Vance, Jr., is emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His books includeThe Continuing City, also available from Johns Hopkins.