Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity

Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity

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Weight 0.48 kg
Dimensions 3 × 16 × 23.6 cm
Format
language1
Pages

288
Publisher

Year Published

2022-2-10
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1529356342
About The Author

Paul Strathern is the author of numerous books about science, history, philosophy and literature, including two series, Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World, and the Sunday Times bestseller The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. He also won a Somerset Maugham award for his novel A Season in Abyssinia. He formerly lectured in philosophy and mathematics at Kingston University. He lives in London.

His command of his material is hugely impressive.
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From the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation forward.

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