{"product_id":"the-stories-old-towns-tell-marek-kohn-9780300267846","title":"The Stories Old Towns Tell: A Journey Through Cities at the Heart of Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journey through Europe's old towns, exploring why we treasure them--but also what they hide about a continent's fraught history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] fascinating chronicle.\"--Benjamin Balint, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War--some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These old towns and their turbulent histories have been key sites in Europe's ongoing theater of politics and war. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, the acclaimed writer Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Uncovering hidden stories behind these old and old-seeming fa軋des, Kohn offers us a new understanding of the politics of European history-making--showing how our visits to old towns could promote belonging over exclusion, and empathy over indifference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marek Kohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300267843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300267846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.06w x 1.26d","brand":"Marek Kohn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072609153279,"sku":"9780300267846","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e48607a-a326-457f-bb28-94d552107ecb.jpg?v=1685442994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stories-old-towns-tell-marek-kohn-9780300267846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}