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This book is an example of thematic history. Thematic history selects features of historical reality which persist from century to century or from place to place. It permits long continuities and comparisons from area to area. It is often international in scope, and it can detect connections which might pass unperceived within unitary spatial and temporal formats.
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© 1993 Theo Barker and Anthony Sutcliffe
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Sutcliffe, A. (1993). Introduction: The Giant City as a Historical Phenomenon. In: Barker, T., Sutcliffe, A. (eds) Megalopolis: The Giant City in History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23051-8_1
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