Lewis Mumford on The City — Season 1, Episode 1: The City: Heaven and Hell
Documentary • 29 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
Outlines the opposed natures — creative and destructive — of the city throughout history, focusing on the elements that created the first cities about 5000 years ago and the forces that now threaten our "most precious collective invention."
About Lewis Mumford on The City
Six-part series tracing the origins of the city, its transformations and prospects, based on Lewis Mumford's book The City in History. Aired by CBC in their Explorations strand.