A portrait of the City of Light on the eve of the Olympics, after two decades of living there and observing the changes.
Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century
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£18.99
Edition:Hardback978180081648011/04/2024
Categories: 10. Spring Books 2024: Travel, Spring Books 2024, Travel
Tag: Paris
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