Constructing Paris in the Age of Revolution [electronic resource] /
Potofsky, A.author.
Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Maps, and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Parisian Building at the End of the Ancien Régime: The Construction Trades, the Pre-Industrial Market, and the Guild Debate, 1750-1789; 2 The Revolution and Construction Guilds, 1789-1793; 3 Projecting the Revolution on the Parisian Work Site, 1789-1793; 4 The Building Trades of Paris During the Terror and Thermidor, 1793-1795; 5 Reconciling Commerce and Revolution, 1795-1805; 6 Constraining Capital, Containing Labor: State Urban Planning of Paris, 1802-1815; Conclusion and Epilogue; Appendix; Notes
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Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France.
France—History.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Civilization—History.
Nature conservation.
History of France.
European History.
Modern History.
Social History.
Cultural History.
Nature Conservation.