Metropolis
From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind''s greatest invention: the city.
''Brilliant...enchanting'' Evening Standard ''Exhilarating'' New York Times
The story of the city is the story of civilisation. From Uruk and Babylon to Baghdad and Venice, and on to London, New York, Shanghai and Lagos, Ben Wilson takes us through millennia on a thrilling glob...
From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind''s greatest invention: the city.
''Brilliant...enchanting'' Evening Standard ''Exhilarating'' New York Times
The story of the city is the story of civilisation. From Uruk and Babylon to Baghdad and Venice, and on to London, New York, Shanghai and Lagos, Ben Wilson takes us through millennia on a thrilling glob...
