Paris

Adam Roberts

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Reaktion Books
01 September 2017

Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Series: CityScopes

Explore behind the over-familiar facade of the world's most visited city. In this book, Paris-based writer and Invisible Paris blogger, Adam Roberts, provides a concise and informative portrait of the iconic metropolis. He uncovers the story of how a provincial backwater rose up to become the richest and most powerful city in Europe, and a world leader in fashion, the arts, and gastronomy – and why it continues to dazzle today.

In short, illustrated chapters, Roberts casts his eye over 2,000 years of turbulent history, from a time when roaming Celtic tribes first set up camp to the present day: he covers the rise and fall of royalty, uprisings and invasions, destruction and magnificent redevelopments, and he explores the city's contributions to the world, including gothic architecture, city planning, mammoth museums and urban art. A section on the city today – perceptive essays and observations on topics ranging from Parisian Sundays to the inside workings of a historic hotel – reveal the twenty-first-century city of Paris.

By: Adam Roberts
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 120mm,
ISBN: 9781780237466
ISBN 10: 1780237464
Series: CityScopes
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 September 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Roberts is a freelance writer and creator of the influential Invisible Paris blog, which has shown readers - both local and visiting - around an alternative Paris since 2008. His observations have featured in The Guardian, CNN and a variety of French magazines. He lives in Paris.

Reviews for Paris

Roberts paints the living city and its roots in an intimate, nuancedway offering a narrative full of historical and twenty-first-century detail.As a devoted follower of his blog Invisible Paris, I m thrilled that we canbenefit fromhis broad knowledge and unique observations with this excellent book. Not only highly recommended, this book is also a treat to share. --Cara Black, author of the Aimee Leduc series