Interdisciplinary Studies/Urban Studies
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How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City
$19.99 Read moreAt the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still emerging from its medieval pa
- Author: Dejean, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 07 2015
- ISBN10: 162040768X
- Language: English
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Chronicles of Old Los Angeles: Exploring the Devilish History of the City of the Angels
$19.95 Read moreThere’s more to Los Angeles than lights, camera, action From the city’s early, devilish days populated by missionaries, robber barons, oil wells and orange groves, Chronicles of Old Los Angeles expla… [more below]
- Series: Chronicles
- Author: Roman, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 01 2015
- ISBN10: 194084200X
- Language: English
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Atlas of Cities
$49.50 Read moreA unique, stunningly illustrated look at the origins, development, and future prospects of cities
More than half the world’s population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to thre- Author: Knox, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 24 2014
- ISBN10: 0691157812
- Language: English
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The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
$19.95 Add to cartAn intimate portrait of the Big Apple
As a child growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father called “Last Stop.” They would pick a subway line, ride it to its final destin- Author: Helmreich, William B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0691169705
- Language: English
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Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla
$22.99 Add to cartWhen Americans think of modern warfare, what comes to mind is the US army skirmishing with terrorists and insurgents in the mountains of Afghanistan. But the face of global conflict is ever-changing. … [more below]
- Author: Kilcullen, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190230967
- Language: English
