Description
Across three continents and many millennia, this sweeping work follows four extraordinary cities—from their rise and flourishing to the forces that drove them to decline and the traces they left behind. Blending science journalism with the imaginative reach of science fiction, Annalee Newitz treats urban history as a living laboratory, asking what “lost” really means and how communities adapt, endure, or vanish. The narrative connects archaeological evidence and hidden stories to today’s urgent questions about climate, infrastructure, inequality, and the fragile systems that keep cities running. Part secret history and part survival guide, it offers a compelling way to read the past as preparation for the urban challenges of the twenty-first century.
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paperback
W. W. Norton & Company
Published Jan 11, 2022
320 pages
ISBN: 9780393882452
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First Published
2021
Language
eng
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