对过去4000年在全世界四个区域范围内的城市发展进行研究，讨论其政治、军事、经济力量，以及城市系统之间的关系，并特别关注欧洲领导权的形成以及其后东亚城市的兴起。将东亚城市的成长与城市的起源地带——西亚、北非以及欧洲和南亚次大陆的城市成长进行对比，从而揭示城市成长与衰落的轨迹，以及不同区域城市相对重要性随时间演变的过程。重新审视了“随着欧亚非大陆世界体系逐渐的一体化，世界上的城市同步兴衰”的假定。%This article studied on the development of cities in four regions al over the world, discussed their politics, military, economic powers and relations between urban systems, and specialy paid attention to the formation of European hegemony and the rise of East Asian cities. Compared the growth and urban original zones of East Asian cities with those of cities in West Asia, North Africa, Europe and South Asian Subcontinent, accordingly the article revealed the track of the cities’ growth and decline, and also revealed the evolutionary process of relative importance of cities in different regions with time. It took a fresh look at the assumption that “with the gradualy integration of world system of Europe, Asia and Africa, cities in the whole world wil rise and fal synchronously”.
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