Urbanization in the Middle East (Urbanisation in Developing Countries) - Softcover

Costello, V

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521291100 ISBN 13: 9780521291101

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Originally published in 1977 as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, this book studies the social, demographic, political and economic processes involved in the growth of cities in the Middle East. It was the first study of urbanization in this region from a single viewpoint and it draws on the findings of numerous scholars. The main emphasis is on the insights provided by urban geography, sociology and social anthropology, but the work of demographers, economists and historians is also taken into account. Its main purpose is to examine the causes and consequences of the change in the character of the Middle Eastern city from a traditional to a twentieth-century pattern. The book describes the social and environmental background to urban development and the nature of the pre-industrial urban society in the region. The differences between planned urban development in various countries are also studied.

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Product Description

121p orange paperback with pictorial laminated cover, little used copy from a Cambridge college library, pages clean with references and index, very good

Book Description

Originally published in 1977 as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, this book studies the social, demographic, political and economic processes involved in the growth of cities in the Middle East.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521291100
• ISBN 13: 9780521291101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132