Title: Urban government and the rise of the French city
First published: 1998
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.
Subjects: Case studies, History, Municipal government, Municipal services, France, politics and government
Places: France
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: JS4851 .C64 1998