Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention

Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention

From a brilliant young historian, a colorful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations.

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