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Preferred term
urban history
Definition
- Urban history examines the development of cities, towns, and other urban settlements, as well as the processes of urbanization, from a historical perspective. The interest in urban history has not only developed from the study of history, but has been influenced by other disciplines dealing with cities and towns, such as geography, sociology, architecture, economics, politics, planning, art, anthropology, ethnography, and others. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Urban History]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/urban_history
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