Download or read book Cities in Civilization written by Peter Hall and published by George Weidenfeld & Nicholson. This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 1169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of over a decade's research and writing, Peter Hall's magnum opus explores the history of cities and their role in the development of civilisation from the cultural crucibles of Athens in the sixth century BC to the city as freeway, Los Angeles. A major book which will stand alongside such successful works of popular scholarship as Simon Schama's Citizens, Rob Hughes The shock of the New Orlando Figes' A peoples tragedy.