Book Review "Five Cities That Ruled The World"

Douglas Wilson's Five Cities That Ruled The World is a book that focus on the five powerhouse cities of the world - Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York - how all theses cities started and became the most influential cities in the world.

The book take us through a bit of history lesson on the various aspects of each cities and what was common or the tradition prevalent that time and also what personalities molded the cities into what it is right now. After taking a thorough look on various factors of how the cities became a powerhouse, it also tries to examine the downfall and resurrection of each cities. The legacy section in the book for each cities tries to summarize everything about the cities and how they stand in the current scenario.

As a book for providing insight into these well-known cities, it succeeded partially because I felt that in some instances the narration of the historical background was a bit abrupt but at the same time it bring in some important information about the cities that I have not encountered earlier. So on the whole, I would say it provided me with a good background of each cities but it also left me wondering on some topics covered in the book.