Cities : citizens & civilizations /
written by Fiona Macdonald ; created & designed by David Salariya.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Franklin Watts, 1992.
- 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
- Timelines ; 5 .
- Timelines (Franklin Watts, inc ; 5. .
Includes index and glossary.
The first cities -- Ancient Egypt -- Greek city-states -- Imperial Rome -- Viking Hedeby -- Early America -- Cordoba -- Paris -- Venice and K'aifeng -- Florence -- Nuremberg -- Constantinople -- Amsterdam -- Vienna -- St. Petersburg -- Paris -- New York grows -- Industrial cities -- London expands -- London works -- Out of town -- Inner city -- Cityscapes -- Future cities -- Timeline.
Describes the development of cities, from the early agricultural centers in the Fertile Crescent to modern metropolises in industrialized countries.
Cities and towns--Forecasting--Juvenile literature. Cities and towns--History--Juvenile literature. Extinct cities--Juvenile literature. Cities and towns--History. Cities and towns--History. Extinct cities.