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| Author | : Tristram Hunt |
| File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 25 November 2014 |
| ISBN | : 9780805093087 |
| Pages | : 540 pages |
A history of the colonial creation of the city is told through the stories of 10 influential urban centers left in the wake of the British Empire, drawing on historical scholarship, cultural criticism and personal reportage to trace the rise of such cities as Boston, Hong Kong and New Delhi.
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