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How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city
Title:
How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city
Author:
DeJean, Joan E., author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Physical Description:
307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Summary:
In this compelling portrait of a city in transition, Joan DeJean shows that by 1700 Paris had become the capital that would transform forever our conception of the city and of urban life.
Language:
English
Contents:
"Capital of the universe" -- The bridge where Paris became modern : the Pont Neuf -- "Light of the City of Light" : the Place des Vosges -- "Enchanted island" : the Île Saint-Louis -- City of revolution : the Fronde -- The open city : the boulevards, parks, and streets of Paris -- City of speed and light : city services that transformed urban life -- Capitale de la mode -- City of finance and new wealth -- City of romance -- Making the city visible : painting and mapping the transformation of Paris.
ISBN:
9781608195916
Format :
Book