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Item Information       Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content     More by this author     DeJean, Joan E.     Subjects     City planning -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century.     Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.     Paris (France) -- Description and travel.     Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      DeJean, Joan E.       by title:      How Paris became Par...       by call number:      944.361 D326h     Search the Web     DeJean, Joan E.     City planning -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century.     Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.     Paris (France) -- Description and travel.     Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.       MARC Display

How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean. by DeJean, Joan E. Bloomsbury, c2014. Call #: 944.361 D326h Subjects City planning -- France -- Paris -- History -- 17th century.   Paris (France) -- History -- 17th century.   Paris (France) -- Description and travel.   Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century. ISBN:  9781608195916 (hc.) 1608195910 (hc.) Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Description:  307 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-275) and index. Contents:  "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 Île 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 -- Making the city visible : painting and mapping the transformation of Paris. Summary:  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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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