The Second Urban Revolution:  Complexity, Cognition and the View From the Israeli-Palestinian Periphery, by Juval Portugali

In this timely book, Juval Portugali ties together ancient archaeology with the present to explore the city as a phenomenon that has been rapidly increasing in power and importance since its earliest emergence. He links the walled cities of ancient civilization with modern-day borderless cities, while providing connections between modern nationalism and postmodern urbanism.

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