Opposition and Unity (A New Discussion on the Historical Logic of Urban Development)

Author: Li Qirong
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and systematic discussion on the history of world cities, studying the emergence, rise, decline, and transformation of cities during the agricultural civilization period, the growth and conflicts of cities in the industrial society, the replacement and evolution of cities in the post-industrial society, as well as the characteristics of international urbanization in the knowledge economy era. It compares urbanization models in different countries and analyzes the logical historical process of urban "separation—opposition—unity."