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The Urban Revolution

V. Gordon Childe
- 01 Apr 1950 - 
- Vol. 21, Iss: 1, pp 54-62
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This article is published in Town Planning Review.The article was published on 1950-04-01. It has received 1385 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Urban revolution.

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