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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 / Joan DeJean.
- Author
- DeJean, Joan E.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-3577 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-275) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-3577
- ISBN
- 9781608195916 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 1608195910 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013031527
- OCLC
- 849212359
- Author
- DeJean, Joan E., author.
- Title
- How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2014.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-275) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-3577