{"product_id":"urbanism-in-the-preindustrial-world-cross-cultural-approaches-paperback-softback-9780817352462","title":"Urbanism in the Preindustrial World; Cross-cultural Approaches (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817352462","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUrbanism in the Preindustrial World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCross-cultural Approaches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGlenn R. Storey (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817352462, The University of Alabama Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 April 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages, 39 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.776 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before industrialization. It further explores how scholars differently conceive and execute their research on the population of cities. The subject cities are in Greece, Mesoamerica, the Andes, Italy, Egypt, Africa, United States, Denmark, and China. This broad sample provides a useful framework for answers to such questions as \"\"Why did people agglomerate into cities?\"\" and \"\"What threshold population size and settlement longevity constitute a city?\"\" The study covers more than population magnitude and population makeup, the two major frameworks of urban demography. The contributors combine their archaeological and historical expertise to reveal commonalities, as well as theoretical extrapolations and methodological approaches, at work here and outside the sample. \"\"Urbanism in the Preindustrial World\"\" is a unique study revealing the variety of factors involved in the coalescing and dispersal of populations in preindustrial times.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574268490008,"sku":"9780817352462","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/urbanism-in-the-preindustrial-world-cross-cultural-approaches-paperback-softback-9780817352462","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}