World Cities

Beijing

ISBN 1 84138 042 3

Keyword Beijing

Berlin

ISBN 1 84138 043 1

Keyword Berlin

This series, the first two volumes of which were considered at RR 99/395, continues with two of the most historic cities in the world, in their very different circumstances. Beijing dates back some 2,500 years while Berlin, a comparatively new town, needs no further comment on its role, especially in the twentieth century (one of the cover illustrations shows the end of the Berlin Wall, ten years ago). The format is identical to the two previous volumes with standard chapters covering a whole range...