Power in Stone - Cities As Symbols of Empire

From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power.

A propos de l'auteur

Geoffrey Parker is an honorary senior research fellow in the Institute of Advanced Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of "Geopolitics, Past, Present and Future" and Reaktion's "Sovereign City."

Résumé

From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Parker, Geoffrey Parker, Geoffrey A. Parker
• Edition: Reaktion Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781780232867
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-286-7
• Pages: 224
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire culturelle