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The Lewis Mumford reader / edited by Donald L. Miller.
Author
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
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Works.
Selections.
1986
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Language
English
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1st ed.
Published/Created
New York : Pantheon Books, ©1986.
Description
391 pages ; 25 cm
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CB151 .M83 1986
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Civilization
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Cities and towns
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History
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Architecture
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Technology and civilization
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United States
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Civilization
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Miller, Donald L., 1944-
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I.A child of the city. East side, west side ; All around the town ; Our metropolitan pageants
II. Architecture as a home for man. The Brooklyn Bridge ; Towards modern architecture ; The case against "modern architecture" ; Symbol and function in architecture
III. The city in civilization. What is a city? ; The disappearing city ; The medieval city ; The baroque city ; The lessons of Washington, D.C.
IV. The urban prospect. The ideal form of the modern city ; Yesterday's city of tomorrow ; Home remedies for urban cancer ; Restored circulation, renewed life ; The regional framework of civilization ; The foundations of eutopia ; The choices ahead
V. Visions of America. The origins of the American mind ; The golden day ; The new world promise
VI. Technology and culture. Technics and human development ; The first megamachine ; The monastery and the clock ; The reinvention of the megamachine ; Art and technics
VII. Epilogue: Call me Jonah!
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ISBN
0394555260
9780394555263
0394746309 ((pbk.))
9780394746302 ((pbk.))
LCCN
86042617
OCLC
13559971
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