Jonathan Conlin

Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the Birth of the Modern City

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Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750-1914, when they vied to be the world's greatest city. Each city has been the focus of many books, yet Jonathan Conlin here explores the complex relationship between them for the first time. The reach and influence of both cities was such that the story of their rivalry has global implications. By borrowing, imitating and learning from each other Paris and London invented the true metropolis.Tales of Two Cities examines and compares five urban spaces-the pleasure garden, the cemetery, the apartment, the restaurant and the music hall-that defined urb… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-61902-225-6
EAN: 9781619022256
Produktnummer: 19404066
Verlag: Counterpoint Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 312 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D3.0 cm 574 g
Gewicht: 574

Über den Autor

Jonathan Conlin was born in New York and later moved to Britain, where he studied history at Oxford. He went on to do graduate work at the Courtauld Institute and Cambridge, and now teaches at the University of Southampton. His books include The Nation's Mantelpiece and Civilisation.