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Paris: Biography of a City
Colin Jones
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Description for Paris: Biography of a City
Paperback. Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experienced over time. It is intended for habitual Paris obsessives, for first-time visitors, and for those who know the city only by repute. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 466.
'Paris is the World, the rest of the Earth is nothing but its suburbs' - Marivaux In this intelligently-written and supremely entertaining new history, Colin Jones seeks to give a sense of the city of Paris as it was lived in and experienced over time. The focal point of generation upon generation of admirers and detractors, a source of attraction or repulsion even for those who have never been there, Paris has witnessed more extraordinary events than any other major city. No spot on earth has been more walked around, written about, discussed, painted and photographed. With an eye ... Read more
'Paris is the World, the rest of the Earth is nothing but its suburbs' - Marivaux In this intelligently-written and supremely entertaining new history, Colin Jones seeks to give a sense of the city of Paris as it was lived in and experienced over time. The focal point of generation upon generation of admirers and detractors, a source of attraction or repulsion even for those who have never been there, Paris has witnessed more extraordinary events than any other major city. No spot on earth has been more walked around, written about, discussed, painted and photographed. With an eye ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140282924
SKU
V9780140282924
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About Colin Jones
Colin Jones is Professor of History at the University of Warwick. He is the author of The Great Nation (Penguin) and The Cambridge Illustrated History of France.
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