| Paris, Capital of Modernity Contributor(s): Harvey, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415952204 ISBN-13: 9780415952200 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, this volume offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire, and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic "Sacre Couer." Illustrated throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Civilization - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 944.361 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 7.4" W x 8.3" (1.70 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collecting David Harvey's finest work on Paris during the second empire, Paris, Capital of Modernity offers brilliant insights ranging from the birth of consumerist spectacle on the Parisian boulevards, the creative visions of Balzac, Baudelaire and Zola, and the reactionary cultural politics of the bombastic Sacre Couer. The book is heavily illustrated and includes a number drawings, portraits and cartoons by Daumier, one of the greatest political caricaturists of the nineteenth century. |