Gurgaon: From Mythic Village to Millennium City 9789353020347, 9789353020354

From Village to City: Social Transformation in a Chinese County Seat 9780520964273

Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished town of 30,000 people to a bustling

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Village Mothers, City Daughters: Women and Urbanization in Sarawak 9789812305725

This unique volume draws together a compelling collection of studies on the diverse and transformatory experiences of wo

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Persephone Rising: mythic poetry 9781463217259

Persephone Rising is the story of the Greek goddess Persephone that brings to life the ancient world of Greek myth to a

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From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age (Telecommunications) (Telecommunications) 0805856676, 9780805856675, 9781429463027

From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age examines the role of inf

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Safe City: From Law Enforcement to Neighborhood Watches 168350626X, 9781683506263

A timely books that details the concerted effort and integration of new technology it takes to make communities safer fo

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Monumental London: From Roman Colony to Global City 9783031384035, 3031384032

This book presents an original interpretation of the building history of London in terms of its evolving political econo

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Porous City: From Metaphor to Urban Agenda 9783035615784, 9783035616019

Radically mixed urban functions Some time ago, Walter Benjamin and Asja Lacis used the term "porosity" with

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From virtue to venality: Corruption in the city 9781526111074

Examines the problem of corruption in British urban society and politics between 1930 and 1995

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The Greek City: From Homer to Alexander 0198147910, 9780198147916

These fourteen critical essays examine the autonomous Greek polis from its origins in the "Dark Age" until the

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Towards a non-Brahmin millennium : from Iyothee Thass to Periyar 9788185604374, 8185604371

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