Question: The Myth of the Machine is a two-volume book authored by an American historian noted for his study of what?
Context: Lewis Mumford, KBE (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic.  Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer.  Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes and worked closely with his associate the British sociologist Victor Branford. The Myth of the Machine is a two-volume book taking an in-depth look at the forces that have shaped modern technology since prehistoric times.  The first volume, "Technics and Human Development", was published in 1967, followed by the second volume, "The Pentagon of Power", in 1970.  The author, Lewis Mumford, shows the parallel developments between human tools and social organization mainly through language and rituals.  It is considered a synthesis of many theories Mumford developed throughout his prolific writing career.  Volume 2 was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. The Ida Tarbell House is a historic house at 320 Valley Road in Easton, Connecticut.  A simple farmhouse dubbed "Twin Oaks", it was the home of muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) from 1906 until her death.  She purchased the property with proceeds from her two-volume book on the Standard Oil Company.  Most of her writing after 1906 was done in the study on the first floor.  The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993 for its association with Tarbell's professional life. Walter Prescott Webb (April 3, 1888 in Panola County, Texas – March 8, 1963 near Austin, Texas) was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West.  As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the "Handbook of Texas".  He is also noted for his early criticism of the water usage patterns in the region. Samuel Eliot Morison, (July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular.  He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and taught history at the university for 40 years.  He won Pulitzer Prizes for "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" (1942), a biography of Christopher Columbus, and "John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography" (1959).  In 1942, he was commissioned to write a history of United States naval operations in World War II, which was published in 15 volumes between 1947 and 1962.  Morison wrote the popular "Oxford History of the American People" (1965), and co-authored the classic textbook "The Growth of the American Republic" (1930) with Henry Steele Commager.  Over the course of his distinguished career, Morison received eleven honorary doctoral degrees, and garnered numerous literary prizes, military honors, and national awards from both foreign countries and the United States, including two Pulitzer Prizes, two Bancroft Prizes, the Balzan Prize, the Legion of Merit, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A Ramachandran: A Retrospective (2004), is a two-volume book by Indian art historian R. Siva Kumar.  It is a study of the life and works of artist A. Ramachandran.  It has more than 500 reproductions and a selection of rare, historical photographs.  Selected writings by the artist, biographical notes and chronology of works are also included in the book. Making of a Godol: A Study of Episodes in the Lives of Great Torah Personalities is a two-volume book written and published in 2002, with an improved edition published in 2005, by Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky (1930-), son of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky, about the lives of his father and of various other Jewish sages of the 19th and 20th centuries, who are revered by Orthodox (especially Haredi) Jews.  The word "Godol" means "great [one]" in Hebrew, and refers to exceptional Talmudic scholars who are often prominent Roshei Yeshiva (heads of yeshivas). Philip Mason OBE CIE (19 March 1906 – 25 January 1999) was an English civil servant and author.  He is best known for his two-volume book on the British Raj, "The Men Who Ruled India" (written under the pseudonym 'Philip Woodruff'), and his study of the Indian Army, "A Matter of Honour" (1974). The Story of the Jews is a two-volume book by British historian Simon Schama.  The first volume, entitled "Finding the Words 1000BCE – 1492CE", was published in the United Kingdom in September 2013.  The second volume, entitled "When Words Fail: 1492 – Present", was published in November 2014. Muhammed Amin Zaki Bey, (1880 Sulaymaniyah –1948 Sulaymaniyah), was a Kurdish writer, historian, Iraqi statesman and politician.  He was born in Sulaimaniya, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman.  After studying in Sulaimaniya Military School and Baghdad Military High School, on 10 February 1902, he graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy (P. 1317-23) as the 23rd of the class and joined the Ottoman Army as Infantry Second Lieutenant ("Mülâzım-ı Sani" ).  He graduated from the Ottoman Military College (Staff College) at Istanbul as distinguished officer ("Mümtaz subayı" ) on 11 January 1905.  And then he served as a staff officer (major) in the Ottoman Army.  He left his last duty at the Military history department on 23 July 1923 for Baghdad, and started to give lecture at the Iraqi Military Academy.  He also served in the Iraqi administration under the British mandate in the 1920s and was appointed as Defence Minister in 1928.  His two-volume book on history of the Kurdish people and states is one of the acclaimed works on this subject and has been translated into several languages including Arabic and English.  He died in Sulaimaniyah in July 1948.
Answer: cities and urban architecture