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Marseille (Innercities Cultural Guides)
David Crackanthorpe
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Description for Marseille (Innercities Cultural Guides)
Paperback. Series: Innercities Cultural Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 357.
The reality of Marseille, with its secret life and scarred beauty, has little in common with its sulphurous reputation. Its inhabitants, who like to keep themselves and their city's true character to themselves, prefer it that way. A taste for independence has been part of the city's nature and history from the beginnings 2,600 years ago; since then it has only been part of France for the past 600, and for much of that time unwillingly. Ringed on three sides by steep hills and by the sea on the fourth, Marseille resembles an island, and soon gives to incoming migrants ... Read more
The reality of Marseille, with its secret life and scarred beauty, has little in common with its sulphurous reputation. Its inhabitants, who like to keep themselves and their city's true character to themselves, prefer it that way. A taste for independence has been part of the city's nature and history from the beginnings 2,600 years ago; since then it has only been part of France for the past 600, and for much of that time unwillingly. Ringed on three sides by steep hills and by the sea on the fourth, Marseille resembles an island, and soon gives to incoming migrants ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Innercities Cultural Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908493118
SKU
V9781908493118
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Ref
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About David Crackanthorpe
David Crackanthorpe is the author of several novels. He lives in the South of France.
Reviews for Marseille (Innercities Cultural Guides)
'Crackanthorpe's Marseille is a guide as well as a history. It has excellent photographs and chapters on topography, business dynasties, the city in literature, immigration, markets and the future... Crackanthorpe convinces us that if any city in Europe can resist the advance of international blandness and corporations, more deadening than decrees from Paris or Brussels, it will be Marseille. His ... Read more