The City: A Global History (Modern Library Chronicles)
by Joel Kotkin
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Author: Joel KotkinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-10
ISBN: 0375756515
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Modern Library
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Book Review: Doesn't know what it wants to be.
Summary: 3 Stars
A more appropriate title for this book would be The City Through History, A Brief Synopsis. I would also downplay the central thesis to more of a whimsy on the authors part as it is never sufficiently developed and carried through to the end. I also did not find the thesis to be very descriptive of the city I live currently in or see living in in the next 50 years. Why would an author even try to present a 'Global History' of cities in 170 pages and then on top of that try to bolt on some grand scheme for how cities develop and operate?
What the book does offer is a very fast and readable sprint through 8-10 thousand years of urban history from Jericho to Los Angeles, mostly deferring details and finer arguments to other authors. If one takes the book as a brief introduction on the subject then it is capable of that especially given the many references and suggested reading chapter and these ultimately are the most valuable part of the book.
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