Urban World History An Economic and Geographical Perspective
This book seeks to deepen readers’ understanding of world history by investigating urbanization and the evolution of urban systems, as well as the urban world, from the perspective of historical analysis. The theoretical framework of the approach stems di
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Urban World History An Economic and Geographical Perspective Second Edition
Urban World History
Luc-Normand Tellier
Urban World History An Economic and Geographical Perspective Second Edition
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Luc-Normand Tellier Urban Studies and Tourism University of Quebec at Montreal Montreal, QC, Canada
ISBN 978-3-030-24841-3 ISBN 978-3-030-24842-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24842-0
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From the Beginnings of Agriculture and Urbanization to the First Urbexplosions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Origins and Beginning of Humankind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Beginnings of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agriculture and Topodynamic Corridors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agriculture, Mobility, and Urbanization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergence of Urbanization in the Great Corridor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appearance of Pre-urban Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appearance of Urban Cities in the Sumer Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appearance of Urbanization in Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Strategic Role of the Phoenician Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Strategic Role of the Persian Gulf . . . . . . . . .
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