Overview

Full Product Details

9780099284260

Table of Contents

Reviews

The most enjoyable book ever written about the city The Times Fascinating... Cities is a celebration of its subject's refusal to be explained or controlled -- Lawrence Norfolk Guardian An entertaining read Literary Review Vastly entertaining... Reading Cities is like wandering with an erudite companion through a great city in which the past rubs shoulders with the present and surprises lurk around every corner Time A superb historical account of the places in which most of either live or will live Conde Nast Traveller

The most enjoyable book ever written about the city * The Times * Fascinating... Cities is a celebration of its subject's refusal to be explained or controlled -- Lawrence Norfolk * Guardian * An entertaining read * Literary Review * Vastly entertaining... Reading Cities is like wandering with an erudite companion through a great city in which the past rubs shoulders with the present and surprises lurk around every corner * Time * A superb historical account of the places in which most of either live or will live * Conde Nast Traveller *

A superb historical account of the places in which most of us either live or will live. <br>- Conde Nast Traveller<br> <br> Vastly entertaining. <br>- Time

Author Information

John Reader is an author and photojournalist. He holds an Honorary Research Fellowship in the Department of Anthropology at UCL and is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Royal Geographic Society.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available