{"product_id":"barcelona-the-passenger","title":"Barcelona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“These books are so rich and engrossing that it is rewarding to read them even when one is stuck at home.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e–The TLS  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e] has a strong focus on storytelling, with pages given over to a mix of essays, playlists and sideways glances at subcultures and thorny urban issues.”\u003cbr\u003e\n–\u003cem\u003eMONOCLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Half-magazine, half-book . . . think of [\u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e] as an erudite and literary travel equivalent to \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, with stunning photography and illustration and fascinating writing about place.”\u003cbr\u003e\n–\u003cem\u003eIndependent.ie\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eBest series of the year – 2021\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e collects the best new writing, photography, and reportage from around the world. Its aim, to break down barriers and introduce the essence of the place. Packed with essays and investigative journalism; original photography and illustrations; charts, and unusual facts and observations, each volume offers a unique insight into a different culture, and how history has shaped the place into what it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIN THIS VOLUME: \u003cem\u003eLovestruck in Barcelona\u003c\/em\u003e by Enrique Vila-Matas • \u003cem\u003eSupermanza 503\u003c\/em\u003e by Gabi Martinez • \u003cem\u003eThe Great Barcelona Novel\u003c\/em\u003e by Miqui Otero • and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years after the 1992 Olympics, which redefined the city’s contemporary identity and changed its destiny, \u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e travels to Barcelona to understand the history and future of one of the cradles of political, cultural, and urban change in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the debate about the impact of mass tourism to the search of new and sustainable models of economic and social development; from the eternal rivalry with Madrid to the rediscovery of the city’s rich tradition of political activism: this volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/em\u003e offers a panoramic view of a city striving to trace a new path forward out of the current crisis, and find a way of life centred on the well-being of its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions (UK) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40524188188755,"sku":"","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781787704374_82027361-3aa9-4ee4-9e49-c6fede599246.jpg?v=1776788119","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/barcelona-the-passenger","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}