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Description for Frankfurt
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Frankfurt is a city that punches well above its weight. Despite its diminutive size--it has fewer than a million inhabitants--it is a financial centre of global importance, named alongside metropolises and capitals such as Tokyo, London, and New York. Yet Frankfurt is a city that is also continually underestimated: many of the millions who visit it on business--both German and from other countries--see little more of it than its airport and its skyscrapers. The city's role in the global financial markets often obscures its importance as a historical and cultural centre, not just for Germany, but for Europe and ... Read more
Frankfurt is a city that punches well above its weight. Despite its diminutive size--it has fewer than a million inhabitants--it is a financial centre of global importance, named alongside metropolises and capitals such as Tokyo, London, and New York. Yet Frankfurt is a city that is also continually underestimated: many of the millions who visit it on business--both German and from other countries--see little more of it than its airport and its skyscrapers. The city's role in the global financial markets often obscures its importance as a historical and cultural centre, not just for Germany, but for Europe and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909930186
SKU
V9781909930186
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About Brian Melican
BRIAN MELICAN is a British journalist, translator and author who has been living in Germany since 2008. He has published a range of articles, online videos and books in English and German.
Reviews for Frankfurt
'In this era of TripAdvisor and online travel forums, as the traditional guidebook appears to be sliding towards extinction, paper travel guides are struggling to redefine themselves. The model offered by the Innercities series is a city guide that eschews hotel and restaurant listings, instead devoting itself entirely to the historical and cultural context of a city. The latest subject ... Read more