Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
A Brief History of London
Engelsk Paperback
Se mere i:
A Brief History of London
Engelsk Paperback

139 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in its national and, perhaps even more importantly, its international contexts, rather than on the city itself in isolation.

It is the interactions of London that Black considers, and he does so in order to address the question as to why London became the foremost international city, how it sustained that position, and what its future holds.

The book is as much about economics and culture as it is about politics and society. It deals with migration, communications, empire and cultural energy, rather than the mechanisms of parish vestries. London''s earlier period is covered, but the principal focus is on the last half millennium, the period during which London became a major trader with the trans-oceanic world, and the ruler of trans-oceanic colonies, while the English language became an increasingly important cultural medium, one centred on London.

The book includes plentiful literary references, quotations from visitors, and boxes covering discrete topics, such as Jack the Ripper.







Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9781472146717
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472146719
Udg. Dato:
7 jul 2022
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
197mm
Højde:
127mm
Forlag:
Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato:
7 jul 2022
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
Products purchased together
Alternatives - PIE
Kategori sammenhænge