Why cities? Cities: The First 6,000 Years Monica L. Smith Viking, 2019. 301 pp
An archaeologist identifie surban areas as key aggregators of human social experience As global urbanization continues unabated, the common gesture in urban planning, urban ecology, and urban studies is to think—and often worry—forward, not backward. Analysts tend to focus on what is unprecedente...
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| Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 364; no. 6437; p. 245 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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19.04.2019
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | An archaeologist identifie surban areas as key aggregators of human social experience
As global urbanization continues unabated, the common gesture in urban planning, urban ecology, and urban studies is to think—and often worry—forward, not backward. Analysts tend to focus on what is unprecedented in this "urban age," a posture that can sometimes obscure our view of historical processes. Monica L. Smith's Cities: The First 6,000 Years invites readers to consider instead how many of the conditions we regard as novel are deeply rooted in the genesis of the city itself. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aaw9265 |