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Robert Laffont
EAN : 9782221192757
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 288
Size : 1 x 215 mm
Yearning for cities

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Release date : 01/03/2018
"Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears.”
“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears.” This quote from Marco Polo as imagined by Italo Calvino suffices to explain the impassioned curiosity Erik Orsenna has for the history of cities. As he did in his other Little Handbooks of Globalization, Orsenna offers us his unique viewpoint and... “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears.” This quote from Marco Polo as imagined by Italo Calvino suffices to explain the impassioned curiosity Erik Orsenna has for the history of cities. As he did in his other Little Handbooks of Globalization, Orsenna offers us his unique viewpoint and sensitivity of a keen walker and traveler, based on the experience of the architect and landscape gardener Nicolas Gilsoul. Natural cities, earth cities, logo cities or floating cities: Erik Orsenna invites us to travel the globe in an original manner, following an itinerary that allows the read to better understand the new realities of the world.
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EAN : 9782221192757
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 288
Size : 1 x 215 mm
Robert Laffont