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480 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps. Contents: Building towns, selling cities -- Towns becoming cities -- Social and cultural life -- Māori and the city -- City crowds -- Street people -- Creating healthy cities -- Backlash against the city. Summary: Explores such questions as: what did cities look like and how did they change; why were women especially drawn to live in cities; in what ways did Māori experience and shape cities; how far was the street a living room and stage for city life; and why did New Zealand so quickly became a nation of townspeople?