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Paris: Biography of a City
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Paris: Biography of a City
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Colin Jones
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:672 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780140282924
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Classifications | Dewey:944.361 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
6 April 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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