How Paris Became Paris : : the Invention of the Modern City
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"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.
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.
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social submitted by johnbiancke on July 22, 2019, 11:03am In addition to an interesting book on modern urban planning this is a great study in the social history of Paris .
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 307 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781608195916
1608195910
SUBJECTS
City planning -- Paris -- History -- 17th century.
Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.
Paris (France) -- Description and travel.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
Paris (France) -- Guidebooks -- History -- 17th century.