Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
By Annalee Newitz
Read by Chloe Cannon
Unabridged
Format :
Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781665115612
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ISBN: 9781665115629
Runtime: | 8.25 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A NPR Best Book of the Year
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
A New York Times Book Review pick of Best Books Now in Paperback
Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers—slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers—who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia.
Four Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Excellent…fair, judicious, open-minded.” —Wall Street Journal
“[An] astounding reflection on the rise and fall of civilizations.” —Financial Times (London)
“Like a guide to vanished places, this book offers archaeological clues to our urban roots…[incluiding] the famed Pompeii, with its exquisitely preserved brothels and bars and graffiti.” —New York Times Book Review
“Newitz clearly draws parallels and lessons for the here and now from these once-vast settlements…Highly recommended.” —Booklist (starred review)
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/History |
Runtime: | 8.25 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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