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The Stories Old Towns Tell : A Journey Through Cities at the Heart of Europe
The Stories Old Towns Tell : A Journey Through Cities at the Heart of Europe
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Author(s): Kohn, Marek
ISBN No.: 9780300267846
Pages: 344
Year: 202304
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 41.40
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

"[A] fascinating chronicle."--Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal "An original take on 20th-century European history. illuminates the city as a symbolic vehicle for the representation of powerful ideas" --Alastair Bailey, Financial Times "Reminds us that history continues to be written in blood and armour plating as well as twee half-timbering" --Alastair Bailey, Financial Times "Marvellously rich and beautifully written. Here are the stories, myths, anecdotes and calamities of Old Towns, and how their citizens, planners and conquerors dealt with (and caused) destruction. No critical lover of Europe should be without this book."--Neal Ascherson, author of The Struggles for Poland "I thought I was well travelled in the region, but Marek Kohn managed time and again to tell me stories, large and small, that I didn't know."--John Kampfner, author of Why the Germans Do It Better "A remarkable, vitally important reconstruction of the history of Old Towns and the role they play in Europe. Outstanding.


"--Rosemary Wakeman, author of A Modern History of European Cities "Marek Kohn has identified a fascinating and unexplored subject, his research is meticulous, and the stories are stirring. This really is a new take on old Europe. Very good indeed."--Eva Hoffman, author of Lost in Translation.


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