Maureen Emerson: 2 books

Riviera Dreaming – Love and War on the Côte d'Azur tells the story of expatriate life on the French Riviera in the first part of the last century – from two decades of privileged indulgence to the tragedy of the Second World War. This the true story of Barry Dierks, a young American architect...

The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...