The Lost Cities

This book brings them back to life.

The first comprehensive exploration of the history, culture, architecture and people of cities that stood loftily for generations, The Lost Cities paints a picture of how these places might have looked and how their people lived, before exploring the events and reasons that led to their eventual downfalls.<>

Product details

• Authors: Islam Issa
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2026
• EAN: 9780241714928
• ISBN: 978-0-241-71492-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Ancient / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Architecture, Ancient History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499