Cities and Their Consequences

The rise of cities shaped Western history. Now it may be reshaping the world.

Appeared in: Volume 02, Number 4 | Published on: March 1, 2007
William H. McNeill is emeritus professor of history at the University of Chicago and the author of, among many works, The Rise of the West (1963).
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