U. S. Urban History
History 304/504

Professor Mark Tebeau
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Cleveland State University
Spring Semester 2004
MC 322
M/W/F 11:00-11:50

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Last Modified: 01-Mar-2004

Calvino, Invisible Cities, for January 26

As you read, consider some of the following questions as a way to prepare for class.

Describe the relationship between Khan and Polo.

What do the allegories, Cities and Memory, have in common?

What do the allegories, cities and desire, have in common?

What do the allegories, cities and signs, have in common?

What are thin cities and trading cities?

Choose an example or two of each that captures your imagination; what is that essay telling us about a) how to study cities? and b) aspects of urban development?