Title How Paris became Paris : the invention of the modern city / Joan DeJean.

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New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2014.

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Edition	First U.S. edition.
Description	307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) 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	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.
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.
	City planning. (OCoLC)fst00862177
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
	France -- Paris. (OCoLC)fst01205283
Chronological Term	1600-talet
	1600-1699
Genre/Form	Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Guidebooks.
ISBN	9781608195916 (hardcover)
	1608195910 (hardcover)
	9781620407684 (paperback)
	162040768X (paperback)

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