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

DeJean, Joan E., author.
New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
  • 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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