1892年出生于苏联，幼年都是在萨拉托夫度过的。曾在店铺里当学徒，后来成了文具商。曾试写过诗，收集过宗教书籍，喜欢教会的习尚。1922-1924年，写了长篇小说《城与年》；1928年写完长篇小说《兄弟们》；二十年代末与三十年代初，成就了两部长篇小说——《盗窃欧洲》及《“阿尔克图尔”疗养院》；1945年发表了第一部《初欢》。

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

丽莎·本顿-肖特（Lisa Benton-Short），华盛顿特区乔治华盛顿大学地理学副教授、可持续性课题的主持人。作为一名城市地理学家，她的研究兴趣包括城市、公园、公共空间、纪念碑和纪念馆等场所的环境问题。 约翰·雷尼-肖特（John Rennie Short），巴尔的摩郡马里兰大学地理学和公共政策教授。他已出版了35本专著和许多论文。

丽莎·本顿-肖特（Lisa Benton-Short），华盛顿特区乔治华盛顿大学地理学副教授、可持续性课题的主持人。作为一名城市地理学家，她的研究兴趣包括城市、公园、公共空间、纪念碑和纪念馆等场所的环境问题。 约翰·雷尼-肖特（John Rennie Short），巴尔的摩郡马里兰大学地理学和公共政策教授。他已出版了35本专著和许多论文。

In the seven essays of Cities and the Creative Class - four of which have been previously published - Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the "creative class." This class, roughly speaking, is composed of the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Cities that su...(展开全部)

In Cities , the acclaimed historian John Reader takes us on a journey of the city—from its earliest example in the Ancient Near East to today’s teeming centers of compressed existence, such as Mumbai and Tokyo. Cities are home to half the planet’s population and consume nearly three-quarters of its natural resources. For Reader, they are our most natural artifacts, the civic s...(展开全部)

A magisterial study of the city from its beginnings to the mega-conurbations of today. Cities is a fascinating exploration of the nature of the city and city life, of its structures, development and inhabitants. From the ruins of the earliest cities to the present, John Reader explores how cities coalesce, develop and thrive, how they can decline and die, how they remake themse...(展开全部)

With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain relevant to the majority of cities and their populations, many of which are outside the West. This groundbreaking book establishes a new framework for urban development. It makes the argument that all cit...(展开全部)

With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain relevant to the majority of cities and their populations, many of which are outside the West. This groundbreaking book establishes a new framework for urban development. It makes the argument that all cit...(展开全部)