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.

Info autore

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."

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Parker, Geoffrey Parker, Geoffrey A. Parker
• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.06.2014
• EAN: 9781780232867
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-286-7
• Pagine: 224
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura