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The ultimate armchair traveller’s companion: a portrait of world civilization told through the stories of seventy of the world’s greatest cities, from Angkor to Shanghai, from Alexandria to Sydney
John Julius Norwich heads a distinguished cast of contributors, which includes Jan Morris, Colin Thubron, Simon Schama, Orlando Figes, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Misha Glenny, Adam Zamoysk and A. N. Wilson
In the pages, the reader can visit the Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar, walk through the streets of Florence under the Medici, experience the edginess of Berlin in the 1920s and enjoy the vibrancy of Tokyo and São Paulo today
Hardback
260 x 200 mm
304 Pages
350 Colour Images
9780500251546
Thames and Hudson
Published: Sun 1, Nov, 2009
Price (AUD) $69.95
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Item Description
From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. The Great Cities in History tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and São Paulo. A galaxy of distinguished contributors evoke the character of each place – its people, its art and architecture, its government – and explain the reasons for its success. Richly illustrated with photographs, paintings, maps and plans, this volume is nothing less that a portrait of world civilization.
About the Author
John Julius Norwich is the author of magisterial histories of Norman Sicily, the republic of Venice and of the Byzantine Empire. He has also presented some thirty BBC television historical documentaries.
