European cities and towns : 400-2000

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Label

European cities and towns : 400-2000

Title remainder

400-2000

Statement of responsibility

Peter Clark

Creator

• Clark, Peter, 1944-

Subject

• Europa (geografie)
• History
• Sociale ontwikkeling
• Cities and towns -- Europe -- History
• Urbanisatie
• Urbanization -- Europe -- History
• Stedelijke ontwikkeling

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

"This study of European cities and towns from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day looks both at regional trends from across Europe and also at the widely differing fortunes of individual communities on the roller coaster of European urbanization. Taking a wide-angled view of the continent that embraces northern and eastern Europe as well as the city systems of the Mediterranean and western Europe, it addresses important debates ranging from the nature of urban survival in the post-Roman era to the position of the European city in a globalizing world." "Throughout, the book addresses key questions such as the role of migration, including that of women and ethnic minorities; the functioning of competition and emulation between cities, as well as issues of inter-urban cooperation; the different ways civic leaders have sought to promote urban identity and visibility; the significance of urban autonomy in enabling cities to protect their interests against the state; and not least why European cities and towns over the period have been such pressure cookers for new ideas and creativity, whether economic, political, or cultural."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

307.76094

Index

index present

LC call number

HT131

LC item number

.C53 2009

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography