[PDF.76zn] How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City

How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A History of 16th and 17th century Paris.|By Greg Polansky|In this focused history of Paris, the author posits the idea that the Paris of the 21st century that we know and love was actually formed in the 16th and 17th centuries and not during the time period of Baron Haussmann. The book is a cultural history that focuses on the architecture, fashion, and urban fabric of Paris.|From Booklist|Within a century after the medieval period, Paris had moved beyond the old model of a scattering of village dwellings behind fortified walls to become a well-planned urban space of public parks, boul

At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still emerging from its medieval past. But in a mere century Paris would be transformed into the modern and mythic city we know today.

Though most people associate the signature characteristics of Paris with the public works of the nineteenth century, Joan DeJean demonstrates that the Parisian mode...

You easily download any file type for your device.How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City   |  Joan DeJean. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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