Description: Further DetailsTitle: RomeCondition: NewEAN: 9780745669748ISBN: 9780745669748Publisher: Polity PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/07/2016Item Height: 180mmItem Length: 116mmItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 336gLanguage: EnglishDescription: Andrew Leach’s Rome is the first book in Polity’s exciting new ‘Cities in World History’ series, which aims to provide the general reader and traveller with historically informed companions to the world’s greatest cities. Most city guides are good on practical details but very thin when it comes to recounting the histories of cities and contextualizing the buildings and sites for which they are famous. These new books from Polity bridge the gulf between guide and history by offering concise and accessible accounts written by some of the world’s leading historians. Rome has a history unmatched in richness by any city on the globe. It looms large in the word’s cultural imagination, and for millennia it has been a meeting point of great cultures, a place where myth mixes freely with history, leaving neither unscathed. In this compact history, Leach demonstrates what most visitors to the Eternal City will instinctively understand: that the buildings, streets, monuments and gardens of this ancient city give the visitor moments of direct communion with its past. He reveals the long, twisting history of Rome through its ruins, art works and monuments, its metro stations and modern apartment blocks. Each chapter takes the reader on a physical journey invoking Rome in different moments of its life. Engaging historical narrative is supplemented with maps and photos, making Rome an indispensable companion for those who want to dig below the city’s surface.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryAuthor: Andrew LeachBook Series: Cities in World HistoryTopic: Travel & TransportRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Rome
Title: Rome
EAN: 9780745669748
ISBN: 9780745669748
Release Date: 10/07/2016
Release Year: 2016
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Topic: Travel & Transport
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Publication Name: Rome
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Europe / Italy, General
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 6.9 in
Author: Andrew Leach
Series: Cities in World History Ser.
Item Width: 4.6 in
Format: Hardcover
