How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.
DeJean, Joan E.
2014
DC729 .D39 2014 (Mapit)
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Title How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.
Author DeJean, Joan E.
Edition First U.S. edition.
ISBN 9781608195916 (hardcover)
1608195910 (hardcover)
9781620407684
162040768X
Published New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2014.
Language English
Description 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number DC729 .D39 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 944/.361033
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
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Introduction: "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 Ile 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
Conclusion: Making the city visible: painting and mapping the transformation of Paris.

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