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Has Mumford written any books about cities?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Yes, but they were never published

  • No, but he wrote poems about cities

Answer

Yes, Mumford wrote several books about cities. In 1961, he published The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects, a comprehensive history of urban life that spanned from the ancient world to the present. Mumford argued that cities were essential to the development of human civilization, and that they had played a vital role in the rise of democracy, science, and technology.
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