"Originally published in the U.K. in 2014 under the title Ten cities that made an empire, by Allen Lane, London."

A collection of essays addressing the collaboration of human and natural forces in the creation of cities, the countryside, and empires.

We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Em

In the chaotic decades after the death of Alexander the Great, the world of the Greek city-state became deeply embroiled in the political struggles and unremitt

'Outstanding, illuminating, compelling ... a riveting read' Peter Frankopan, Sunday Times Islamic civilization was once the envy of the world. From a succession