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Pivot Cities in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (Hardcover)
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Pivot Cities in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (Hardcover)
Series: Innovations in International Affairs
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Based on the author's long experience in academic life and the
public realm, especially in foreign policy, this book argues that a
single categoric classification of cities is inadequate, and that
cities have had different and varied impacts and positions
throughout the history of civilization. The author examines how the
formation, transformation, destruction or reestablishment of many
civilizational cities reveals a clearer picture of the cornerstones
of the course of human history. These cities, which play a decisive
and pivotal role in the direction of the flow of history as well as
providing us with a compass to guide our efforts to understand and
interpret this flow, are conceptualized by the author as
civilizations' "pivot cities". This innovative book explores the
role of great cities in political historical change, presenting an
alternative view of these pivot cities from a culturalist
perspective. Within this framework, the role played by pivot cities
in the history of civilization may be considered under seven
distinct headings: pioneering cities which founded civilizations;
cities which were founded by civilizations; cities which were
transplanted during the formation of civilizations; "ghost cities"
which lost their importance through shifts in political power and
civilizational transformation; "lost cities" which were destroyed
by civilizations; cities on lines of geocultural/geoeconomic
interaction; and cities which combine, transform or are transformed
by different civilizations. The author's concept of pivot cities
explores the interplay between vital cities and civilizations,
which bears on the future of globalization at a time of
instability, as projected continuing de-Westernization becomes a
theme in studies of global history. This book provides highly
productive discussions relevant to the literature on
city-civilization relationships and the historicity of pivot
cities. Its clear language, rich content, deep and original
perspective, interdisciplinary approach and rich bibliography will
ensure that it appeals to students and scholars in a variety of
disciplines, including cultural studies, political science,
comparative urban studies, anthropology, history and civilizational
studies.
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