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Synopsis
This series of essays by noted architect/writer Witold Rybczynski tackles the subject of city life as it has been lived around the world and throughout history, how it has changed and what has remained constant--and in particular how city life differs in the old world and the new.
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "I visited Paris in the fall of 1992, after an absence of more than fifteen years."
Industry Reviews
"Rybczynski...is one of the more appealing advocates of small-townishness in urban planning. He's too smart to fall into the wistfulness trap, and he's got the stern stuff of the communitarian in him--he extols the civility of shopping malls, for example, even though said civility stems mostly from the absence of homeless people."
New York - Judith Shulevitz (09/18/1995)
...[A] wonderfully informative, entertaining, and nuanced answer to the question why our cities aren't like Paris."
New York Times Book Review - George F. Will
"A captivating book,at once accessible and erudite...a fascinating stroll through urban history."
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