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Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth. An Historical Census

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Pages:676
ISBN:0-88946-207-0
978-0-88946-207-6
Price:$359.95
A complete revision of Chandler's earlier Three Thousand Years of Urban Growth. Covering the populations of cities and their suburbs from 2250 B.C. to 1975, three sections present: (1) continental tables and maps, (2) data sheets for ancient cities, and (3) tables and maps of the world's largest cities.

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"As the standard work in the field, this volume belongs in research libraries." _ American Reference Books Annual

"Libraries that own the earlier version may wish to keep it, although Four Thousand Years contains sufficient revision and new information to warrant purchase." _ Choice