{"product_id":"metropolis-a-history-of-the-city-humankinds-greatest-invention-paperback","title":"Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A towering achievement.... Reading this book is like visiting an exhilarating city for the first time--dazzling.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the two hundred millennia of humanity's existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. From their very beginnings, cities created such a flourishing of human endeavor--new professions, new forms of art, worship and trade--that they kick-started civilization. Guiding us through the centuries, Wilson reveals the innovations nurtured by the inimitable energy of human beings together: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in ninth-century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Époque Paris. In the modern age, the skyscrapers of New York City inspired utopian visions of community design, while the trees of twenty-first-century Seattle and Shanghai point to a sustainable future in the age of climate change. Page-turning, irresistible, and rich with engrossing detail, \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant demonstration that the story of human civilization is the story of cities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBEN WILSON is the author of five critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Price Liberty?\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he received the Somerset Maugham Award; the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eHeyday: The Dawn of the Global Age\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated with a first-class degree and an MPhil in history from Pembroke College, Cambridge, and writes regularly for publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Times, Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProspect.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9.21 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978554376493,"sku":"9780525436331","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/a25JWGRJQTNZNFVCUnd1d0lUdm83dz09.webp?v=1775805784","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/metropolis-a-history-of-the-city-humankinds-greatest-invention-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}