num_pages: 657
description: The city’s development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. “One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century” (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.
language: None
title: The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
titlecomplete: The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
genres: Urban, History, Sociology, Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Philosophy, Cities, Architecture, Nonfiction, Urbanism
ratings_count: 1387
awards: awardedAt: -252432000000
name: National Book Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Mariner Books