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 from 1700 to 1914, when each vied to be the world's greatest city. Each city has been the focus of countless books, yet here Jonathan Conlin 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 modern metropolis.Tales of Two Cities examines and compares six urban spaces-the street, the cemetery, the apartment, the restaurant, the underworld and the music… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-61902-440-3
EAN: 9781619024403
Produktnummer: 15991568
Verlag: Counterpoint
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H22.6 cm x B15.0 cm x D2.3 cm 386 g
Gewicht: 386

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.