{"product_id":"tales-of-two-cities-paris-london-and-the-birth-of-the-modern-city-paperback","title":"Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the birth of the modern city - 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\u003eJonathan Conlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParis and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when they both vied to be the world's greatest city.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach city has been the focus of many books, yet here Jonathan Conlin uncovers the intriguing relationship between them for the first time. It is a history of surprises: Sherlock Holmes was actually French and the can-can was English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e examines and compares six urban spaces - the street, the cemetery, the apartment, the restaurant, the music hall and the nocturnal underworld - and describes how the citizens of Paris and London were the first to create these landmarks of the modern cityscape. By borrowing, imitating and learning from each other they invented the modern metropolis, and so defined urban living for us all.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers to reconsider what \"everybody knows\". For, with astonishing ease, Jonathan Conlin performs that most useful, and difficult, of tasks: he makes us see the familiar as though it were new.' \u003cb\u003e- Judith Flanders, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In Jonathan Conlin's \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e the little acknowledged but hugely significant histoire croisée of two rival metropoles gets a long overdue airing... The greatest compliment one can pay Conlin's book is that it provides endless food for thought.' \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Jonathan Conlin's wonderful new book is a fascinating walk through two of the greatest cities in the world. With admirable skill and a painter's eye, Conlin presents the reader with a richly woven tapestry of stories and events that is mesmerizing to behold. The reader will never think of London or Paris in the same way again.' \u003cb\u003e- Amanda Foreman, author of \u003ci\u003eGeorgiana, Duchess of Devonshire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Conlin provides some striking insights into these two capitals which are, in effect, mirror-images of one another. A thought-provoking glimpse into the history of our own London and its elegant, racy cousin, Paris.'\u003cb\u003e - Catharine Arnold, author of \u003ci\u003eUnderworld London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Full of unexpected facts... Conlin's case studies of possible cultural exchange are both concise and entertaining.' \u003cb\u003e- Miranda Seymour, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Conlin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York but moved to the UK and studied at both Oxford and Cambridge. He has written several books, including \u003ci\u003eMr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World's Richest Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Wadsworth Prize for Business History.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457083326717,"sku":"9798376663691","price":24.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/NjJ4ZWxib3V3b3V4eWF5a1h2VjdEUT09.webp?v=1777234143","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/tales-of-two-cities-paris-london-and-the-birth-of-the-modern-city-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}