Paul Knox

A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard. A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus-inspired library. But these buildings are not just functional. They are evidence of London's rich and diverse...

A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard. A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus-inspired library. But these buildings are not just functional. They are evidence of London's rich and diverse...

An engaging, beautifully illustrated history of London told through twenty-five lost buildings. London has been rebuilt and reshaped perhaps more than any other city over its two-millennia history. From the construction of the Underground to slum clearance and the Blitz, buildings have long been damaged or demolished to pave way for the new. Today, demolition is big business, and around...

The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalisation of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national, and global economic development over the long historical term. The theory and practice of economic and political geography provide a basis for understanding the interactions within and among the developed and developing...