Cities in Civilization

Cities in Civilization by Hall, Peter. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780880642507.

The product of over a decades research and writing, Peter Halls magnum opus explores the history of cities and their role in the development of civilisation from the cultural crucibles of Athens in the sixth century BC to the city as freeway, Los Angeles. A major book which will stand alongside such successful works of popular scholarship as Simon Schamas Citizens, Rob Hughes The shock of the New Orlando Figes A peoples tragedy.