Metropolis A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention

From Uruk to New York, how urban life shaped civilisation.

Across 7,000 years of history, historian Ben Wilson charts how cities have driven innovation, culture and progress. From Mesopotamia's first streets to the skyscrapers of today, Metropolis celebrates the creativity born from urban collision - while exploring the challenges of crowding, inequality and climate.

Rich in character and colour, it's both a sweeping history and a love letter to the bustle and brilliance of urban life. For readers of Sapiens and The Silk Roads, this is history at its most visionary and vivid.

'Brilliant... enchanting.' Evening Standard
'A towering achievement... exhilarating.' Wall Street Journal

A propos de l'auteur

Ben Wilson is the author of six critically acclaimed books, including What Price Liberty?, for which he received the Somerset Maugham Award; the Sunday Times bestseller Empire of the Deep; and, most recently, Metropolis. He has worked in television, broadcast on the radio in several countries, and writes for publications such as The Times, Daily Telegraph and Prospect. He lives in Suffolk.

Résumé

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. 'Brilliant...enchanting' Evening Standard 'Exhilarating' New York TimesThe story of the city is the story of civilisation.

Commentaire

Brilliant... Enchanting... This is a history of the world told through its most buccaneering units... And it is full of quirky facts about London. Arjun Neil Alim Evening Standard

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ben Wilson, Wilson Ben
• Edition: Vintage UK
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 31.07.2021
• Catégorie: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Société; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général
• EAN: 9781784707521
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-752-1
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Dimensions (emballage): 13 x 19,8 x 3 cm
• Catégories: Los Angeles, New York, History, History of Ideas, Yuval Harari, Jared Diamond, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Nonfiction, General & world history, Suburbia, Historiography, Social and cultural history, History: specific events and topics, General and world history, Bettany Hughes, Urban communities, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Mary Beard, books of the year, history of the world, yuval noah harari; new york; mary beard; jared diamond; history of the world; the silk roads peter frankopan; bettany hughes; books of the year; the new world; los angeles; the history of london; yuval harari; historiography; history; the divine citi, city of stories, the new world, the silk roads peter frankopan, the history of london, the divine cities, the pale city