The name 'Saigon' has for decades etched itself into the Western consciousness. For the French, it was the capital of colonial Indochina, the tropical Paris of the Orient. In 1950, Norman Lewis described Saigon thus: 'its inspiration has been purely commercial and it is therefore without folly, fervour or much ostentation...a pleasant, colourless and characterless French provincial city.rnrnThe…
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rst 03/07/24rnMumford explores the factors that made Greek cities uniques and offers a controversial view of the Roman city concept. He explains how the role of monasticism influenced Christian towns and how mercanitile capitalism shapes the modern city today.rnThe City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social …
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