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Title How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.
Author DeJean, Joan E.
Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  944.36 DEJ    Check Shelves
 South Creek  944.36 DEJ    Check Shelves
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description 307 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-275) and index.
Contents Introduction: "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 Ile 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 -- Conclusion: Making the city visible: painting and mapping the transformation of Paris.
Summary Explains how Paris became a modern city, from the urban designs of the seventeenth century, to its transformation to a city of parks and boulevards, to its emergence as a cultural center of art and wealth by the mid-nineteenth century.
Subject Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.
Paris (France) -- Description and travel.
Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
Paris (France) -- Guidebooks -- History -- 17th century.
City planning -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century.
ISBN 1608195910 : $30.00
9781608195916
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