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A transporting chronicle of the great cities throughout history, the new paperback format of this volume is perfect for readers of history and armchair travelers.
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Historians, art and architecture historians, anthropologists, and other contributors profile 70 cities that have been or are being pivotal in the course of history. The arrangement is chronological from the ancient world through the first millennium AD, the medieval world, and the early modern world to the age of the modern city. In addition to well known Western cities, they include Mohenjo-Daro: mysteries of the Indus civilization, Teotihuacan: where time and water flow, Timbuktu: city in the sands, Isfahan: Shah 'Abbas and the Safavid Empire, Montreal: the defiance that made Canada, and Shanghai: China's super-city. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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