Metropolis : A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention Department_Mutiara Minda Solomon's story began one stormy

Solomon's story began one stormy night…

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Metropolis : A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention Department_Mutiara Minda Solomon's story began one stormyThe story of the city is the story of civilisation. From Uruk and Babylon to Baghdad and Venice, and on to London, New York, Shanghai and Lagos, Ben Wilson takes us through millennia on a thrilling global tour of the key urban centres of history. Rich with individual characters, scenes and snapshots of daily life, Metropolis is at once the story of these extraordinary places and of the vital role they have played in making us who we are.