Extraordinary cities : millenia of moral syndromes, world-systems and city/state relations /
Accepting that cities are extraordinary, this book provides an original city-centred narrative of human creativity, past, present and future. In this innovative, ambitious and wide-ranging book, Peter Taylor demonstrates that cities are the epicenters of human advancement. In exploring cities as sit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham :
Edward Elgar,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Accepting that cities are extraordinary, this book provides an original city-centred narrative of human creativity, past, present and future. In this innovative, ambitious and wide-ranging book, Peter Taylor demonstrates that cities are the epicenters of human advancement. In exploring cities as sites through which economies flourish, by harnessing the creative potential of myriad communication networks, the author considers cities from varying temporal and spatial perspectives. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (434 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1781954828 (electronic bk.) 9781781954829 (electronic bk.) |