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The great cities of the modern world
From the preface by Hazel Shepard (September 1885) : There is a saying, as old as it is true, that he who would be a writer must first of all have something to write something new to tell, or some new or better way of putting forth what is already…
Cities in evolution : An introduction to the town planning movement and to the study of civics
Extract from the preface: From opening chapter to concluding summary it will be plain that this book is neither a technical treatise for the town-planner or city councillor, nor a manual of civics for the sociologist or teacher, but is of frankly…
L'origine et la fonction économique des villes (étude de morphologie sociale)
Extrait de l'avant-propos :
Le présent travail prétend être un livre de sociologie, quoiqu'il renferme seulement une tentative de traiter avec quelque méthode un objet relativement précis et défini :…
The urban community
Extract from the preface by Ernest W. Burgess :
Nine years ago the central topic at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Society was "Rural Sociology." So great was the demand for the volume, especially for use in classes in universities…
London : A pilgrimage
From Peter Ackroyd's introduction to the 2005 Anthem Press edition :
"London: A Pilgrimage" is an enlightening work that brings to life the chaotic and gloomy past of a great city on the cusp of modern times. 180 incredible etchings by…
Garden cities of to-morrow
Abstract from the publisher :
Among the many 'utopian' proposals of the 19th century, this particular short text stands out. Howard was a 19th century British reformer and city planner. He was influenced by Bellamy's Looking Backwards. He saw new,…
Les villes du Moyen Age : essai d'histoire économique et sociale
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Si l'Histoire de Belgique est l'oeuvre qui fit reconnaître universellement Henri Pirenne, ce sont ses travaux d'histoire urbaine qui créèrent sa réputation parmi les…
Les villes de la Pamphylie et de la Pisidie
Extrait de l'introduction : L'ouvrage que nous offrons ici au public est le résultat de plusieurs voyages scientifiques en Pamphylie et en Pisidie. Encouragé par le succès de l'excursion en Lycie qui fut entreprise en 1882 sous…
Man and the modern city
Extract from the preface by Otto F. Kraushaar: The essays which make up this colume represent the thoughtful efforts of a number of distinguished specialists to examine afresh the implications of urbanism for modern man. They were presented during…
Strangers to the city : Urban man in Jos, Nigeria
Extract from the introduction :
The object of this study is to describe and analyze the adjustments individuals make to modern conditions of urban development in a West African community. For most parts of tropical Africa, cities were not part of…
The medieval town
The late Fritz Rörig was an Emeritus Professor and member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Alternative link to this book via Google Books
The medieval English borough : Studies on its origins and constitutional history
Abstract from the 1968 edition : Long regarded as the definitive study of the early history of the English medieval borough, this book presents a thorough review of the 'thorny question of origins' and the theories of scholars such as Carl…
Promenades dans Londres
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Une édition électronique réalisée à partir du livre de Flora Tristan, Promenades dans Londres. Paris : H.-L. Delloye, éditeur ; Londres : W. Jeffs, Libraire, 1840…
London labour and the London poor (Vol. 1)
Full title : London labour and the London poor; a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work. Extract from the Preface : The present volume is the first of an intended…
London labour and the London poor (Vol. 3)
The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopaedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis. Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist…
London labour and the London poor (Vol. 2)
Extract from the Preface to Volume One : The present volume is the first of an intended series, which it is hoped will form, when complete, a cyclopaedia of the industry, the want, and the vice of the great Metropolis. Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887)…
How the other half lives
See also the Collections Portal of the Museum of the City of New York, where more than 1400 photographs taken by Riis are available to view online.
See also a LibriVox audio recording of the book.
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L'anthropologie urbaine et les conditions sociales d'une science sociale
Extrait de l'introduction :
L’anthropologie urbaine est récente, datant des années 1970. Son développement est parallèle à l’importance prise par les villes et le monde urbain, ainsi qu’à…
New ideals in the planning of cities, towns and villages
Extract from a review of 'New ideals in the planning of cities, towns and villages' from the Discovering Urbanism blog : "Probably more than anyone else, John Nolen was the voice of the early American city planning establishment... New ideals…
Town planning in practice; an introduction to the art of designing cities and suburbs
Extract from the Preface :
When a Bill conferring town planning powers on municipal bodies was promised by the Government, it occurred to me that it would probably be of use if some of the maps, photographs, and other material which I had collected…