{"product_id":"the-stories-old-towns-tell-9780300267846","title":"The Stories Old Towns Tell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] fascinating chronicle.”—Benjamin Balint, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An original take on 20th-century European history...  illuminates the city as a symbolic vehicle for the representation of powerful ideas\" —Alastair Bailey, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reminds us that history continues to be written in blood and armour plating as well as twee half-timbering\" —Alastair Bailey, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I will never be seduced by such cosy nostalgia again. . . . A timely rallying call for retrospective inclusion and historical empathy.”—Charlie Connelly, \u003ci\u003eNew European\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Marvellously rich and beautifully written. Here are the stories, myths, anecdotes and calamities of Old Towns, and how their citizens, planners and conquerors dealt with (and caused) destruction. No critical lover of Europe should be without this book.”—Neal Ascherson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Struggles for Poland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I thought I was well travelled in the region, but Marek Kohn managed time and again to tell me stories, large and small, that I didn’t know.”—John Kampfner, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy the Germans Do It Better\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkable, vitally important reconstruction of the history of Old Towns and the role they play in Europe. Outstanding.”—Rosemary Wakeman, author of \u003ci\u003eA Modern History of European Cities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Marek Kohn has identified a fascinating and unexplored subject, his research is meticulous, and the stories are stirring. This really is a new take on old Europe. Very good indeed.”—Eva Hoffman, author of \u003ci\u003eLost in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401572458839,"sku":"9780300267846","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-stories-old-towns-tell-9780300267846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}