London Rules: So Get over It! - Couverture rigide

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Jones, Dylan

 
9781785900525: London Rules: So Get over It!
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1785900528 ISBN 13 : 9781785900525
Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

We are constantly being told that 1966, the very first iteration of Swinging London, was the time when the city was at its cultural, most fashionable height. And if not 1966, then it's the punk '70s or the Britpop '90s when London was meant to be most fun.

Not so, argues GQ's Dylan Jones. Not only is London the greatest, most dynamic and diverse city in the world - it's never been better than it is now.

Comparison may be the thief of joy, and it might be invidious to square London off against New York, Milan or Paris - which is heavier, a tonne of feathers or a tonne of gold? - but right now there is no other city in the world like it. It is already the greatest city of the twenty-first century, the one true global cultural megalopolis, the one true cocksure city-state, and we need to shout about it from the top of every tall building in town.

PROVOCATIONS is a groundbreaking new series of short polemics composed by some of the most intriguing voices in contemporary culture and edited by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Sharp, intelligent and controversial, Provocations provides insightful contributions to the most vital discussions in society today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dylan Jones has written fifteen books on subjects as diverse as music, politics, etiquette and photography. His book about the Conservative leader David Cameron, Cameron on Cameron, was shortlisted for the Channel 4 Political Book of the Year, while his biography of Jim Morrison, Dark Star, was a New York Times bestseller. He has been an editor at The Observer, the Sunday Times, i-D and The Face, and is currently the editor-in-chief of GQ.

A trustee of the Hay Festival and a board member of the Norman Mailer Colony, he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Honours List in 2013. He lives in London and Powys with his family.

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Éditeur
Biteback Publishing
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785900528
ISBN 13 
9781785900525
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
128
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Personne responsable
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