Urban government and the rise of the French city
Subtitle: five municipalities in the nineteenth century
By: William B. Cohen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Municipal government -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.; Municipal services -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
Description: In the nineteenth century, France experienced unprecedented urban growth. City governments were faced with critical problems, among them the issues of public order, education, sanitation, welfare, and the organization of public space. Comparing the responses of five major French provincial municipalities - Lyon, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Saint-Etienne - to the challenges of urbanization, this book elucidates the role city governments played in the modernization of urban France.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-332) and index.