How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.
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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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury,
2014.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of 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.