Urban history is a well-established and flourishing field of historical research. Written by a leading scholar, this short introduction demonstrates how urban h

Capitalist private property in land and buildings – real estate – is the ground of modern cities, materially, politically, and economically. It is foundatio

An encyclopedia about various topics relating to urban studies.

This volume aims at taking the first steps towards a revaluation of urban historiography in Northwest Europe, including rather than excluding texts that do not

In history, cities and nature are often treated as two separate fields of research. »Concepts of Urban-Environmental History« aims to bridge this gap. The con