“Presently the recruiting sergeant was not able to use the children of this regime even as cannon fodder: the Boer War and the First World War, did perhaps as much as any other factor to promote better housing there.”
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
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Lewis Mumford
Historian and urban planner, known for his influential work on city planning and design, including the seminal work 'The City in History'. more
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