In Imagined Cities, Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centers from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. As new technologies and arrangements of public and private space changed the ways people experienced time and space, the urban panorama became less coherent-a metropolis defying...(展开全部)

In Imagined Cities, Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway growth of urban centres from the early nineteenth century through the first two decades of the twentieth. As new technologies and arrangements of public and private space changed the ways people experienced time and space, the urban panorama became less coherent - a metropolis defyi...(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)

Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. “Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant” (Gore Vidal). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book One of the world's best sto...(展开全部)

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M.罗斯托夫采夫，著名俄裔美籍历史学家，20世纪西方有影响力的古史学家之一，曾任美国历史学会会长，还当选过俄罗斯科学院院士。主要研究领域是古希腊、古罗马的社会经济，著有《罗马帝国社会经济史》《希腊化世界社会经济史》等。 马百亮，上海师范大学历史学博士，上海海洋大学副教授。已出版译著二十余部，包括《统治史》《流感大历史》《人类的情感》《欧洲的黄昏》《战争的面目》《酒：一部文化史》《古典欧洲的诞生》《罗马的复辟》《希腊艺术导论》等。

M.罗斯托夫采夫，著名俄裔美籍历史学家，20世纪西方有影响力的古史学家之一，曾任美国历史学会会长，还当选过俄罗斯科学院院士。主要研究领域是古希腊、古罗马的社会经济，著有《罗马帝国社会经济史》《希腊化世界社会经济史》等。 马百亮，上海师范大学历史学博士，上海海洋大学副教授。已出版译著二十余部，包括《统治史》《流感大历史》《人类的情感》《欧洲的黄昏》《战争的面目》《酒：一部文化史》《古典欧洲的诞生》《罗马的复辟》《希腊艺术导论》等。

Imaginary conversations between Marco Polo and his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, conjure up cities of magical times. “Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant” (Gore Vidal). Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book One of the world's best sto...(展开全部)

In "Invisible Cities" Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvelous invention like "Invisible Cities", perfectly irrelevant'.