Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention by Ben Wilson
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention
Ben Wilson
Page: 480
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ISBN: 9780525436331
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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In a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations. “A towering achievement. . . . Reading this book is like visiting an exhilarating city for the first time—dazzling.” —The Wall Street Journal During the two hundred millennia of humanity’s existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. From their very beginnings, cities created such a flourishing of human endeavor—new professions, new forms of art, worship and trade—that they kick-started civilization. Guiding us through the centuries, Wilson reveals the innovations nurtured by the inimitable energy of human beings together: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in ninth-century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Époque Paris. In the modern age, the skyscrapers of New York City inspired utopian visions of community design, while the trees of twenty-first-century Seattle and Shanghai point to a sustainable future in the age of climate change. Page-turning, irresistible, and rich with engrossing detail, Metropolis is a brilliant demonstration that the story of human civilization is the story of cities.
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest
In a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention
In a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked
A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention (HC
Page-turning, irresistible, and rich with engrossing detail, Metropolis is a brilliant demonstration that the story of human civilization is the
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention. by Ben Wilson. Staff Reviews; Details. "An insightful and very readable
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations.
Metropolis:A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention
Metropolis:A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention. $32.50. by Ben Wilson. Format: Hardcover. From a brilliant young historian, a colorful
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