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... Cities such as São Paulo ( 15 million ) , Mexico City ( 17 million ) , and Calcutta ( 10 million ) , had mushroomed to rival and even overtake in size the large cities of the developed West and Japan . But while urbanization in the ...
... Cities such as São Paulo ( 15 million ) , Mexico City ( 17 million ) , and Calcutta ( 10 million ) , had mushroomed to rival and even overtake in size the large cities of the developed West and Japan . But while urbanization in the ...
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... cities ' administration . The achievements of the Flemish artisans inspired their colleagues in Brabant and Liège to revolt and raise similar demands ; Flemish military in- cursions provoked the same reaction in Dordrecht and Utrecht ...
... cities ' administration . The achievements of the Flemish artisans inspired their colleagues in Brabant and Liège to revolt and raise similar demands ; Flemish military in- cursions provoked the same reaction in Dordrecht and Utrecht ...
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... cities abound , as at Cyrene , Leptis Magna , Sabratha , Carthage , Thysdrus , and Thugga . The creation of Arab cities in medieval times , however , has had the greatest im- pact on the region , for most of the sites form the bases of ...
... cities abound , as at Cyrene , Leptis Magna , Sabratha , Carthage , Thysdrus , and Thugga . The creation of Arab cities in medieval times , however , has had the greatest im- pact on the region , for most of the sites form the bases of ...
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