{"product_id":"the-great-cities-in-history","title":"The Great Cities in History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA portrait of world civilization told through the stories of the worlds greatest cities from ancient times to the present. Today  for the first time in history  the majority of people in the world live in cities. The implications and challenges associated with this fact are enormous. But how did we get here?  From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today  great cities have marked the development of human civilization. The Great Cities in History tells their stories  starting with the earliest  from Uruk and Memphis to Jerusalem and Alexandria. Next come the fabulous cities of the first millennium: Damascus and Baghdad  Teotihuacan and Tikal  and Changan  capital of Tang Dynasty China. The medieval world saw the rise of powerful cities such as Palermo and Paris in Europe  Benin in Africa  and Angkor in southeast Asia. The last two sections bring us from the early modern world  with Isfahan  Agra  and Amsterdam  to the contemporary city: London and New York  Tokyo and Barcelona  Los Angeles and Sao Paulo.  The distinguished contributors  including Jan Morris  Michael D. Coe  Simon Schama  Orlando Figes  Felipe Fernandez-Armesto  Misha Glenny  Susan Toby Evans  and A. N. Wilson  evoke the character of each placepeople  art and architecture  governmentand explain the reasons for its success. 280 color  50 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966470123573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500251541","price":23.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500251546.jpg?v=1770563525","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-great-cities-in-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}