How Paris became Paris
Subtitle: the invention of the modern city
By: Joan DeJean
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781608195916
Subjects: City planning; History; Guidebooks; Description and travel; Social life and customs
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-275) and index.
Table of contents: title: "Capital of the universe"; title: The bridge where Paris became modern : the Pont Neuf; title: "Light of the City of Light" : the Place des Vosges; title: "Enchanted island" : the Île Saint-Louis; title: City of revolution : the Fronde; title: The open city : the boulevards, parks, and streets of Paris; title: City of speed and light : city services that transformed urban life; title: Capitale de la mode; title: City of finance and new wealth; title: City of romance; title: Making the city visible : painting and mapping the transformation of Paris.