| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
356 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
On the edge of the city -- Outside in : the lives of the new city -- Arriving at the top of the pyramid -- The urbanization of the village -- The first great migration : how the west arrived -- The death and life of a great arrival city -- When the margins explode -- The new city confronts the old world -- Arrival's end : mud floor to middle class -- Arriving in style. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343) and index. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : William Heinemann, 2010. |
| Summary |
A social critique of current urban migrations traces a transition from agricultural focus to city life, profiling examples from various international cultures while covering such issues as poverty and religious fundamentalism. |
| Subject |
Rural-urban migration.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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Immigrants -- Social conditions.
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Urbanization.
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| ISBN |
9780375425493 hardback |
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0375425497 hardback |
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