How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.

Title:

ISBN:

9781608195916

Personal Author:

DeJean, Joan E.

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

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.

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.

Geographic Term:

Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century

Paris (France) -- Description and travel

Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century

Paris (France) -- Guidebooks -- History -- 17th century

Subject Term:

City planning--France--Paris -- History 17th century

OCLC Number:

ocn849212359

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