Paris: Biography of a City

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Paris: Biography of a City
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Colin Jones
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:672
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780140282924
ClassificationsDewey:944.361
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 6 April 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'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 for the revealing, startling and (sometimes) horrible detail, Colin Jones takes the reader from Roman Paris to the present, recreating the ups and downs in the history of the city and its inhabitants.

Author Biography

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.