A Tale of Five Cities

by John Ardagh

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060101369
• ISBN13: 9780060101367
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 455 Pages

Customer Reviews

interesting comparison of five European cities

This is one of John Ardagh's earlier books. In it, he describes the recent history, economy, politics, social character, physical layout, and personality of five selected cities as they were in 1980, with insight and humor. The five cities chosen were: Bologna, Italy (home of the oldest university in Europe). Newcastle, England (a gritty, working-class city). Ljubljana, Slovenia. Stuttgart, Germany (and the surrounding Swabian region). Montpellier, France (home to modern industry). He analyzes each city's unique character, economy, culture and dialect, and how these factors make that city differ from other cities or regions in the same country.