{"product_id":"9780500297438","title":"Paris : A Short History by Jeremy Black","description":"A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.     Paris has long been celebrated as a place of style, wit and sensuality. In this deft and broad-ranging narrative, Jeremy Black demonstrates that the history of Paris is about more than a city: it is the history of a culture, a society and a state that has impacted the rest of the world through centuries of changing fortunes.     Black explores how a humble Gallic capital grew into a flourishing medieval city full of spectacular palaces and cathedrals. He depicts the opulent courts of Louis XIV and XV and the Revolution that tore French society apart; the Belle ?poque and the destruction of World Wars I and II, leading us on to the Paris of today: one of the most iconic cities in the world.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291351593333,"sku":"9780500297438","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500297438.jpg?v=1762739313","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780500297438","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}