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Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home
By Stefan Al
Hardcover
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By Stefan Al
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A sweeping history of humanity’s most fundamental creation—the home—and its effects on the land, cities, and people themselves.
From tiny pit–houses in the Levant and Mesoamerica thousands of years ago to soaring skyscrapers in Dubai, New York, and Shanghai today, Dwelling on Earth takes readers on a swift and absorbing tour of the evolution of human habitation. Architectural historian and urban planner Stefan Al weaves together archaeology, engineering, social history, and environmental sci...