Résultats pour "Metropol" dans Histoire

In a captivating tour of cities famous and forgotten, acclaimed historian Ben Wilson tells the glorious, millennia-spanning story how urban living sparked humankind's greatest innovations. “A towering achievement.... Reading this book is like visiting an exhilarating city for the first...

Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. From its earliest incarnations 7,000 years ago to the megalopolises of today, the story of the city is the story of civilisation. Although cities have only ever been inhabited by a tiny...

La storia d'Italia è anche geografia: quella delle nostre città così ricche di monumenti, palazzi e scorci, connessi da un intrico di vie sotterranee che sono una metafora dei percorsi della nostra memoria. In questo dedalo ci accompagna Hans Tuzzi, guida d'eccezione alla scoperta dei segreti di quattro città italiane servite dalla metropolitana: Roma, Milano, Napoli, Torino. Attraversiamo le vie della Roma dei Cesari, saliamo a piazza di Spagna, "la più bella del mondo" per Gabriele D'Annunzio, teatro degli amori di Elena Muti e Andrea Sperelli.

Desentraña el misterio de la mayor metrópolis precolombina en esta fascinante historia indígena de Norteamérica. Viaja siglos antes del contacto europeo hacia el fértil valle del Misisipi, donde una sociedad avanzada edificó colosales montículos de tierra y dominó complejas rutas...

Redécouvrez une métropole précolombienne fascinante et explorez les mystères archéologiques de sa disparition soudaine. Longtemps effacé des mémoires, ce centre urbain géant de la vallée du Mississippi rivalisait pourtant d'ingéniosité. Vivez l'ascension spectaculaire et le déclin...

Ergründe das Mysterium einer präkolumbischen Metropole und erlebe nordamerikanische Geschichte abseits bekannter Pfade. Am Ufer des Mississippi erhob sich einst ein gewaltiges urbanes Zentrum, dessen komplexe Gesellschaft den berühmten Hochkulturen der Welt in nichts nachstand. Diese...

A FASCINATING DELVE INTO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY, BY THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 47 BORDERS 'Charming and outstandingly nerdish' ROBERT WEBB 'I love Jonn Elledge; I love the way he looks at the world' MARINA HYDE _________ For over 10,000 years, we humans...

O que aconteceu no Rio entre o carnaval de 1919 e a Revolução de 30? Tudo. Uma cidade em convulsão na imprensa, na literatura, na música popular, na ópera, no teatro, nas artes plásticas, no cinema, na caricatura, na praia, na ciência, na arquitetura, no futebol, na luta das mulheres, nos...

This book is based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabama's physical and social environment. Mobile's foundational era is a period in which the city transformed from a struggling colonial outpost into one of the nation's most significant economic powerhouses, largely owing to the cotton trade and the labor of enslaved people. On the eve of the Civil War, the Mobile ranked as the fourth most populous community in what would soon become the Confederacy, and within the Gulf Coast region, it stood second only to New Orleans in population, wealth, and influence.

In this groundbreaking work, William Cronon gives us an environmental perspective on the history of nineteenth-century America. By exploring the ecological and economic changes that made Chicago America's most dynamic city and the Great West its hinterland, Mr. Cronon opens a new window onto our national past. This is the story of city and country becoming ever more tightly bound in a system so powerful that it reshaped the American landscape and transformed American culture. The world that emerged is our own.

La capital de España como una urbe fundamental en el proceso de reconfiguración del viejo movimiento totalitario. De la mano de Pablo del Hierro redescubrimos un Madrid que actuó como centro de negocios oscuros a menudo vinculados al mundo del arte, como refugio seguro para jerarcas fascistas...

Nation’s Metropolis describes how the national capital region functions as a metropolitan political economy. Its authors distinguish aspects of the Washington region that reflect its characteristics as a national capital from those common to most other metropolitan regions and to other capitals. To do so, they employ an interdisciplinary approach that draws from economics, political science, sociology, geography, and history.

Strategically situated at the gateway to the Mississippi River yet standing atop a former swamp, New Orleans was from the first what geographer Peirce Lewis called an "impossible but inevitable city". How New Orleans came to be, taking shape between the mutual and often contradictory forces of nature and urban development, is the subject of An Unnatural Metropolis.

Trace the dramatic evolution of a medieval fortress into the beating heart of European history and imperial power. Perfect for an immersive commute or armchair travel, this evocative journey transports you to the banks of the Danube. Experience the epic rise and fall of the Habsburg dynasty...

Uncover the dramatic urban history of a contested colonial frontier that exploded into a booming global metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive journey reveals the deep Indigenous roots of the Kulin nations and the complex environment violently disrupted by early settlement...

Explore an urban history where a Moroccan outpost defies empires to become a bustling North African metropolis. Whether you seek an immersive escape during your morning commute or a deep-focus learning experience, this captivating historical narrative brings two thousand years of commerce...

Uncover the gritty American history of a frontier outpost that battled fire and segregation to forge a global metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute, this evocative urban history transports you from the Indigenous shores of Lake Michigan through the explosive railroad boom of the nineteenth...

Discover the gripping American history of a relentless prairie outpost that fought to become a global metropolis. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you straight to the cobblestone street corners, bustling stockyards, and smoky jazz clubs of the Midwest. Witness...

Witness the awe-inspiring urban history of how a harsh desert settlement engineered itself into a futuristic metropolis. From a shallow creek relying on the pearling trade to an epicenter of global aviation and finance, this narrative captures an unprecedented economic evolution. It reveals a...

Dive into a sweeping urban history of survival, immigration, and power that built the modern world's greatest metropolis. Perfect for your morning commute, this immersive historical journey brings dramatic street-level history to life. Discover how relentless crises and colliding cultures forged...